unmitre en · VERB
Etymology
From un- + mitre.
Meanings
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(transitive) To deprive of a mitre; to depose from the rank of bishop.
It is not the unfrocking of a Priest , the unmitring of a Bishop
1644, John Milton, Areopagitica; a Speech of Mr. John Milton for the Liberty of Unlicenc’d Printing, to the Parlament of England, London: [s.n.], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unmitring | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unmiter | alternative | lexicographic | |
| unmitres | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| unmitred | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unmitred | Tense=Past | lexicographic |