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Ecclesiastical Headwear Crossword Clue

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noun

• joint that forms a corner; usually both sides are bevelled at a 45-degree angle to form a 90-degree corner

• the surface of a beveled end of a piece where a miter joint is made

• a liturgical headdress worn by bishops on formal occasions

verb

• bevel the edges of, to make a miter joint

• confer a miter on (a bishop)

• fit together in a miter joint

31%11 An ecclesiastical or civil officer who has the power to confer certain ecclesiastical or lay orders
noun

• A chief legal clerk or notary in Roman Byzantium, and (hence) in Rome.

• One of the seven prelates, constituting a college in the Roman Curia, whose office is to register pontifical acts and to make and preserve the official record of beatifications.

• A registrar or chief clerk in various courts of law, especially (US) in a county court, (Australia) in certain state Supreme Courts.

• (Greek Orthodox Church) The chief secretary of the patriarch of Constantinople.

19%8Ecclesiastical cap: Var.
noun

• a stiff cap with ridges across the crown; worn by Roman Catholic clergy

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