adj
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of or relating to a consistory, especially an ecclesiastical council, court, or governing body
The appointment required approval through the church's consistorial process.
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consistorially
Etymology
From Medieval Latin consistorialis, from consistorium ('council chamber, assembly place'). The Latin noun derives from consistere ('to stand together'), the source of English consistory.