[kuh-thee-druh, kath-i-] 
[-dree, -dree] . | 1. | the seat or throne of a bishop in the principal church of a diocese. |
| 2. | an official chair, as of a professor in a university. |
| 3. | an ancient Roman chair used by women, having an inclined, curved back and curved legs flaring outward: the Roman copy of the Greek klismos. |
| ca·the·dra (kə-thē'drə) n. pl. ca·the·drae (-drē)
[Middle English, from Latin, chair, from Greek kathedrā : kat-, kata-, cata- + hedrā, seat; see sed- in Indo-European roots.] |
cathedra
(Latin: "chair," or "seat"), Roman chair of heavy structure derived from the klismos-a lighter, more delicate chair developed by the ancient Greeks
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