- mitered abbot
- noun
: an abbot papally privileged to wear a miter and in pre-Reformation England entitled to sit and vote in the House of Lords
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
mitered abbot
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abbot — noun /ˈæb.ət/ a) The superior or head of an abbey or monastery. The newly appointed abbot decided to take a tour of the abbey with the cardinals emissary. b) One of a class of bishops whose sees were formerly abbeys. Encyclopedia Britannica See… … Wiktionary
mitered abbey — noun : an abbey under a mitered abbot … Useful english dictionary
mi|tered — mi|tered1 «MY tuhrd», adjective. having a miter joint. mi|tered2 «MY tuhrd», adjective. 1. wearing or privileged to wear a bishop s miter: »a mitered abbot. 2. shaped like a bishop s miter … Useful english dictionary
