Sanhedrin
noun
San·he·drin san-ˈhe-drən 
sän-;
san-ˈhē-,
ˈsa-nə-
: the supreme council and tribunal of the Jews during postexilic times headed by a High Priest and having religious, civil, and criminal jurisdiction
Word History
Etymology
Late Hebrew sanhedhrīn (gĕdhōlāh) (great) Sanhedrin, from Greek synedrion council, from synedros sitting in council, from syn- + hedra seat — more at sit
First Known Use
1588, in the meaning defined above