cathedra

ca·the·dra  (k-thdr)

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.

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[Middle English, from Latin, chair, from Greek kathedr : kat-, kata-, cata- + hedr, seat; see sed- in Indo-European roots.]

Thesaurus

Noun

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cathedra - a throne that is the official chair of a bishop bishop's throne cathedral - any large and important church throne - the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.; "the king sat on his throne"