ca·the·dra (k -th  dr)n. pl. ca·the·drae (-dr ) 1. A bishop's official chair or throne. 2. The office or see of a bishop. 3. The official chair of an office or a position, as of a professor. [Middle English, from Latin, chair, from Greek kathedr  : kat-, kata-, cata- + hedr, seat; see sed- in Indo-European roots.] |
cathedra [kəˈθiːdrə]
n
1. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a bishop's throne
2. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) the office or rank of a bishop
3. (Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) See ex cathedra
[from Latin: chair]
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