Answer: presbyteries

AnswerCrossword Clue
presbyteriesA body of church elders and ministers, esp. (in Presbyterian churches) an administrative body (court) representing all the local congregations of a district
presbyteriesPRESBYTERY, part of church reserved for officiating clergy
presbyteriesThe house of a Roman Catholic parish priest
presbyteriesThe eastern part of a church chancel beyond the choir; the sanctuary
presbyteriesA district represented by such a body of elders and ministers