presbytera

English

Etymology

From Latin presbytera, a feminized form of presbyter (“priest”).

Noun

presbytera (plural presbyterae)

1. A female presbyter.
2. The wife of a presbyter.

Latin

Etymology

Feminization of Late Latin presbyter.

Noun

presbytera f (genitive presbyterae); first declension

1. (Late Latin) A priestess.
2. (Late Latin) The wife of a priest.

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	presbytera	presbyterae
genitive	presbyterae	presbyterārum
dative	presbyterae	presbyterīs
accusative	presbyteram	presbyterās
ablative	presbyterā	presbyterīs
vocative	presbytera	presbyterae

Descendants

• Sicilian: Privitera

References

• Scholastic Doctrine, by George H Harvard; summary of "Women Priests", by Arlene Swidler & Leonard Swidler (eds.), Paulist Press 1977, pp 99-106. [1]
• Origines Ecclesiasticæ: The Antiquities of the Christian Church. By Joseph Bingham, H. G. Bohn:1856, p. 104 [2]