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** from Latin ''cathedra'' for "a teacher's chair" | ** from Latin ''cathedra'' for "a teacher's chair" | ||
*** thus the seat of the Bishop | *** thus the seat of the Bishop | ||
*** in a church, the '''cathedra''' is the seat used only by the Bishop | |||
** Greek ''kata'' "down" + ''hedra'' "seat, base, chair" | ** Greek ''kata'' "down" + ''hedra'' "seat, base, chair" | ||
*** from PIE '''*sed-''' "to sit" | *** from PIE '''*sed-''' "to sit" |