Main Entry:: con·sis·to·ry
Pronunciation:: \kən-ˈsis-t(ə-)rē\
Function:: noun
Inflected Form(s):: plural con·sis·to·ries
Etymology:: Middle English consistorie, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin & Late Latin; Medieval Latin consistorium church tribunal, from Late Latin, imperial council, from Latin consistere
Date:: 14th century

1: a solemn assembly : council2: a church tribunal or governing body: as a: a solemn meeting of Roman Catholic cardinals convoked and presided over by the pope b: a church session in some Reformed churches 3: the organization that confers the degrees of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry usually from the 19th to the 32d inclusive ; also : a meeting of such an organization

— con·sis·tor·i·al

\ˌkän-si-ˈstōr-ē-əl, -ˈstȯr-\ adjective

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