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ca·the·dra

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–noun, plural -drae

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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.

[Origin: 1625–35; < L < Gk kathédra, deriv. of kathézomai to sit down; see cat-, sit; cf. chair

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ca·the·dra Audio Help (kə-thē'drə) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. ca·the·drae (-drē)

A bishop's official chair or throne.
The office or see of a bishop.
The official chair of an office or a position, as of a professor.

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

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cathedra
noun
a throne that is the official chair of a bishop

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Cathedra

Cath"e*dra\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? seat. See Chair.] The official chair or throne of a bishop, or of any person in high authority.

Ex cathedra [L., from the chair], in the exercise of one's office; with authority.

The Vatican Council declares that the Pope, is infallible "when he speaks ex cathedra." --Addis & Arnold's Cath. Dict.

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