{ San″he‐drin (?), San″he‐drim (?) }, n. [Heb. sanhedrīn, fr. Gr. �; � with + � a seat, fr. � to sit. See Sit.] (Jewish Antiq.) the great council of the Jews, which consisted of seventy members, to whom the high priest was added. It had jurisdiction of religious matters.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.