Sanhedrin
ANCIENT HIGH COURT AND LEGISLATURE IN THE LAND OF ISRAEL
Sandhedrin; Sanhedrim; Great Sanhedrin; Sunédrion; Synedrion (Judea); Sanhedron; Beth HaMidrash; Lesser Sanhedrin; Palestinian Patriarchate; Patriarch of the Jews
['san?dr?n, san'hi:dr?n, san'h?dr?n]
(also Sanhedrim -r?m)
¦ noun the highest court of justice and the supreme council in ancient Jerusalem.
Origin
from late Heb. sanhedrin, from Gk sunedrion 'council', from sun- 'with'+ hedra 'seat'.