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cathedrae

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ca⋅the⋅dra

  [kuh-thee-druh, kath-i-]
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–noun, plural -drae  [-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.
Origin:
1625–35; < L < Gk kathédra, deriv. of kathézomai to sit down; see cat-, sit; cf. chair
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ca·the·dra   (kə-thē'drə)   
n.   pl. ca·the·drae (-drē)

  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 kathedrā : kat-, kata-, cata- + hedrā, seat; see sed- in Indo-European roots.]
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