'''''Presbytera''''' is a Greek title of honor that is used to refer to a [[presbyter|priest]]'s wife. It is derived from ''presbyteros'' -- —the Greek word for ''priest''. It corresponds to [[Khouria]] in Arabic and [[Matushka]] in Russian(literally, "elder").
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==Other languages==
''Presbytera'' corresponds to the following equivalent titles:
* Arabic: ''Khouria'' (from the word ''khoury'', meaning "priest")
* Russian: ''Matushka'' (literally means "mama," i.e., the intimate form of "mother")
* Serbian: ''Papadia''
* Romanian: ''Preoteasa''
* Albanian: ''Prifteresha''
==Books==
* ''Presbytera: The Life, Mission, and Service of the Priest's Wife'', by Athanasia Papademetriou (ISBN 0972466142)
[[Category:Church Life]]