Answer: consistory

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consistory(in the Church of England) A court presided over by a bishop, for the administration of ecclesiastical law in a diocese
consistory(in other churches) A local administrative body
consistorya solemn assembly or council; a church tribunal
consistory(in the Roman Catholic Church) The council of cardinals, with or without the pope
consistoryA church council or court, in particular