单词 | cathedra |
释义 | cathedra /keuh thee"dreuh, kath"i-/, n. , pl. cathedrae /-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. [1625-35; < L < Gk kathédra, deriv. of kathézomai to sit down; see CAT-, SIT; cf. CHAIR] |
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