consistory
/kənˈsɪstərɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)
1- a church council or court, in particular教会议会; 教会法庭, 尤指：
1.1
- (in the Roman Catholic Church) the council of cardinals, with or without the Pope罗马（天主教会的）红衣主教议会; （有或无教皇主持的）枢机主教元老院。
1.2
- （亦作consistory court）(in the Church of England) a court presided over by a bishop, for the administration of ecclesiastical law in a diocese（英国国教会的）主教法庭。
1.3
- (in other Churches) a local administrative body（其他教会的）教会议会。
派生词
consistorial
/ˌkɒnsɪˈstɔːrɪəl/ adjective词源
Middle English （originally denoting a non-ecclesiastical council）： from Anglo-Norman French consistorie, from late Latin consistorium, from consistere 'stand firm' （see CONSIST）.