Of or pertaining to church government by consistories; Genevan, presbyterian.

Of or relating to the Disciplinarians (see sense A. 1).

Usually in form Presbyterial. = Presbyterian, adj. 1.

= consistorial, adj. 2. Obsolete.

Relating to or characterized by government by presbyters or presbyteries; designating a particular form or system of church polity (see note)…

Characteristic of the Scottish church (as defined by Presbyterian or Calvinist beliefs); following the doctrines or practices of the Scottish church.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of the Scottish church, esp. the reformed Church of Scotland. Frequently in Scotican church.

= Presbyterian, adj. 1. Now rare.

= Scotican, adj. In later use only in Scotic Confession: the confession of faith of the Reformed Church of Scotland (1560). Obsolete. rare.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of the Whigs (in various senses), esp. the Whig Party in Britain or the United States; characterized by…

figurative (originally and chiefly U.S.). That is a Presbyterian bluenose (see bluenose, n. 3a). Hence, in extended use: priggish, puritanical…

Of or pertaining to John Knox.