CONGREGATIONAL, adjective Pertaining to a congregation; appropriately used of such Christians as hold to church government by consent and election, maintaining that each congregation is independent of others, and has the right to choose its own pastor and govern itself; as a congregational church, or mode of worship.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.