单词 | see town |
释义 | > as lemmassee town see town n. the principal town of a diocese; a cathedral town; = sense 2. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > city > [noun] > city as bishop's see see?1316 see town1828 see city1870 1828 Christian Examiner, & Church of Ireland Mag. Aug. 152/1 They would strongly enforce residence, particularly of deans and chapters, at their respective cathedrals, which would in the course of a few years improve the appearance of the see towns. 1895 H. Rashdall Univ. Europe in Middle Ages II. 359 A city which was neither a capital nor a see-town. 2000 Church Times 14 Jan. 11/3 The former Bishop of Whitby..avoided living in his see-town. < as lemmas |
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