English Explanatory Dictionary

incathedrate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To officially invest into a position of authority.
  2. to episcopize, appoint as bishop

Word forms

incathedrate incathedrates incathedrating incathedrated

Etymology

First attested in 1635; borrowed from Medieval Latin incathedrātus, perfect passive participle of incathedrō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Related words

cathedrated

Derived words

incathedration
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