bishop's seat
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Cathed′ra, a bishop's seat, the episcopal dignity—ex cathedra, from the chair, officially given forth.—adjs.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
SW. of Lyons, a bishop's seat, with a 10th-century cathedral; is the centre of a great lace manufacture.
From The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge by Nuttall, P. Austin
The original dedication is not known, but in 1588 it was already used as an Ecclesiastical Court, and the next year a bishop's seat was made for use in it.
From The Churches of Coventry A Short History of the City & Its Medieval Remains by Woodhouse, Frederick W.
So to the town of Chester, where there were about 400 or 500 houses, the bishop's seat was moved.
From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Lichfield A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Espicopal See by Clifton, A. B.
The apse has a marble seat running round it, with the bishop's seat in the centre raised on several steps.
From The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia by Jackson, F. Hamilton (Frederick Hamilton)
