bishop's seat
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He mounted the bishop's seat, a stately throne, rich with the carving of the fifteenth century.
From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Exeter A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See by Addleshaw, Percy
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
I wish for your sake, it really was a bishop's seat.'
From Barchester Towers by Trollope, Anthony
In 1627 the bishop's seat was removed to Sao Paulo de Loanda and Sao Salvador declined in importance.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 by Various
The ancient Romanesque cathedral of Notre Dame—from which the bishop's seat has been removed to the more modern St. Jerome—is an unusually interesting old church, though bare and unpretentious to-day.
From The Cathedrals of Southern France by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)
