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synodsman (iou)



synodsman noun. Pl. -men. L17.
[from SYNOD + -'S1 + MAN noun.]
Orig. (Hist.), a lay representative at a synod in a medieval diocese. Later, a sidesman. rare. L17.
In Anglican Churches, a member of a synod, esp. of the General Synod. L19.