sanhedrim

Sanhedrin \San"he*drin\, Sanhedrim \San"he*drim\, n. [Heb. sanhedr[imac]n, 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. [1913 Webster]