‖n.; pl.Classes [ L. See Class, n. ] 1. A class or order; sort; kind. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
His opinion of that classis of men. Clarendon. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Eccl.) An ecclesiastical body or judicatory in certain churches, as the Reformed Dutch. It is intermediate between the consistory and the synod, and corresponds to the presbytery in the Presbyterian church. [ 1913 Webster ]