presby

‖ety>[ NL., from Gr. &unr_; old, n., an old man + &unr_;, &unr_;, the eye. ] (Med.) A defect of vision consequent upon advancing age. It is due to rigidity of the crystalline lens, which produces difficulty of accommodation and recession of the near point of vision, so that objects very near the eyes can not be seen distinctly without the use of convex glasses. Called also presbytia. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Affected by presbyopia; also, remedying presbyopia; farsighted. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. presbyopie. ] See Presbyopia. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; an old man. ] Same as Presbyope. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. an elder, fr. Gr. &unr_;. See Priest. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. An elder in the early Christian church. See 2d Citation under Bishop, n., 1. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Ch. of Eng. & Prot. Epis. Ch.) One ordained to the second order in the ministry; -- called also priest. [ 1913 Webster ]

I rather term the one sort presbyter than priest. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

New presbyter is but old priest writ large. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Presbyterian Ch.) A member of a presbytery whether lay or clerical. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A Presbyterian. [ Obs. ] Hudibras. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to a presbyter or presbytery; presbyterial. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. presbyteratus: cf. F. presbytérat. ] A presbytery; also, presbytership. Heber. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A female presbyter. Bale. [ 1913 Webster ]