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BISHOP'S THRONE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bishop's throne mean? 

BISHOP'S THRONE (noun)
  The noun BISHOP'S THRONE has 1 sense:

1. a throne that is the official chair of a bishopplay

  Familiarity information: BISHOP'S THRONE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BISHOP'S THRONE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A throne that is the official chair of a bishop

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

bishop's throne; cathedra

Hypernyms ("bishop's throne" is a kind of...):

throne (the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.)

Holonyms ("bishop's throne" is a part of...):

cathedral (any large and important church)


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