Cathedra
/kəˈθiːdɹə/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The chair or throne of a bishop.
- 2 a throne that is the official chair of a bishop wordnet
- 3 The rank of bishop.
- 4 The official chair of some position or office, as of a professor.
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Borrowed from Latin cathedra (“seat”), from Ancient Greek καθέδρα (kathédra, “chair of a teacher, throne”), from κατά (katá, “down”) + ἕδρα (hédra, “seat”). Doublet of chair and chaise.