Presbytery

Presbytery
The area of the church around and in front of the main or high altar; also a priest's residence. From presbyter, Latin for priest.
Prior
A superior officer in a male religious house.

presbytery: the eastern part of a church, lying between the choir and the retrochoir, and containing the high alter.
prodigy house: name given to a group of extravagant country houses built in England around 1600.

Presbytery. Area of a church around the main altar. Reserved for the clergy, it is separated from the central nave by a balustrade.

[edit] Presbytery and chapels
In many cathedrals there is a further area beyond the sanctuary which is called the Presbytery. This is where the priests or monks could make their private devotions.

Presbytery (Sanctuary) : The area east of the Choir which contains or features the High Altar. The area of a church or cathedral reserved for the clergy.
Retrochoir : The space situated directly to the rear of the altar in a church or cathedral.

Presbytery -
Part of the church around the high altar to the east of the choir.
Pulpit - ...

Chancel The east end of the church, sometimes divided into the sanctuary and presbytery. Anglo-Saxon and early Norman chancels were normally apsed and later chancels were square ...

Decadence and perfect achievement go hand in hand -- Exeter nave, the finest English interior remaining intact, on the one hand, Wells presbytery, on the other.

Sanctuary - Area around the main altar of a church. See presbytery.
Sash window - A window formed with sashes, i.e. sliding glazed frames running in vertical grooves; imported from Holland into England in the late c17.

Interior view of choir
Interior view of nave
Interior view of presbytery
Canterbury (England) ...

PrefabricationManufacture of buildings or components off-site for assembly on-site.PresbyteryThe part of a church lying east of the choir where the main altar is placed. Also a priest's residence.Principals ...

See also: Choir, Church, Vault, Gothic, Apse