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ti⋅ar⋅a

[tee-ar-uh, -ahr-uh, -air-uh]
–noun
1. a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
2. Roman Catholic Church. a head-piece consisting of three coronets on top of which is an orb and a cross, worn by the pope, or carried before him during certain nonliturgical functions.
3. the position, authority, and dignity of the pope.
4. a high headdress, or turban, worn by the ancient Persians and others.

Origin:
1545–55; < L: headdress < Gk tira kind of turban


ti⋅ar⋅aed, adjective
ti⋅ar⋅a⋅like, adjective
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ti·ar·a   (tē-ār'ə, -âr'ə, -är'ə)   
n.  
  1. An ornamental, often jeweled, crownlike semicircle worn on the head by women on formal occasions.

  2. The triple crown worn by the pope.


[Latin tiāra, turban, headband, from Greek tiārā.]
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Word Origin & History

tiara 
1555, "headdress of the Persian kings" (also worn by men of rank), from L. tiara, from Gk. tiara, of unknown origin. Earlier in Anglicized form tiar (1513).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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