Medieval Glossary

Synod

A meeting of Church officers, which is different from Church councils in that synods usually convened officers from only one region or realm.

Related term(s): None
Category: Western Christianity
Added: 08.07.05
Contributor(s): Natalie Kohout
Source information: Hollister, C. Warren and Judith M. Bennett. Medieval History: A Short History. 9th ed. Boston: McGraw-Hill, 2002.

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