Vocabulary : Presbyope to Presbyterial

Presbyope : One who has presbyopia; a farsighted person.
Presbyopia : 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.
Presbyopic : Affected by presbyopia; also, remedying presbyopia; farsighted.
Presbyopy : See Presbyopia.
Presbyte : Same as Presbyope.

Presbyter : An elder in the early Christian church. See 2d Citation under Bishop, n., 1. ;; One ordained to the second order in the ministry; -- called also priest. ;; A member of a presbytery whether lay or clerical. ;; A Presbyterian.
Presbyteral : Of or pertaining to a presbyter or presbytery; presbyterial.
Presbyterate : A presbytery; also, presbytership.
Presbyteress : A female presbyter.
Presbyterial : Presbyterian.

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