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unmitred
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[], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- Of an ecclesiastic: not wearing a mitre; not having episcopal rank or authority; (especially of a bishop) deprived of office, dismissed. Hence (of a non-ecclesiastic): having authority or influence compared to that of a bishop.
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Origin
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late 17th century; earliest use found in Randle Holme (1627–1700), herald painter. From un- + mitred
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