bishop's seat

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To the Church, no doubt, its cathedral here has a fixed and administrative meaning, which is the same as that of every other bishop's seat and with which we have nothing whatever to do.

From Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres by Adams, Henry

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

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

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.

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