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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
consistory /kənˈsɪst(ə)ri/

▶noun (pl. consistories)

1 (in the Roman Catholic Church) the council of cardinals, with or without the Pope.

2 (also consistory court) (in the Church of England) a court presided over by a bishop, for the administration of ecclesiastical law in a diocese.

3 (in other Churches) a local administrative body.

– derivatives
consistorial /ˌkɒnsɪˈstɔːrɪəl/ adjective.

– origin ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr. consistorie, from late L. consistorium, from consistere (see consist).

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