† ˌarchˈpresbyterynonce-wd. [f. arch- 4 + presbytery: see prec.] ‘The absolute dominion of presbytery.’ T.; full-blown presbyterianism. 1649Milton Eikon. xiii. Wks. 1851, 444 Not Presbytery but Arch-Presbytery, Classical, Provincial, and Diocesan Presbytery, claiming to it self a Lordly power.