bishop's seat

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For a long time the city was only a bishop's seat, but in 1559 it was made an archbishopric.

From The Cathedrals and Churches of the Rhine by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)

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

I wish for your sake, it really was a bishop's seat.'

From Barchester Towers by Trollope, Anthony

John de Villula, with the intention of making the city the bishop's seat, built here a church so spacious that the nave alone would swallow up the existing building.

From Somerset by Wade, G. W.

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.