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Ὦ τύμβος, ὦ νυμφεῖον, ὦ κατασκαφὴς οἴκησις αἰείφρουρος, οἷ πορεύομαι πρὸς τοὺς ἐμαυτῆς → Tomb, bridal chamber, eternal prison in the caverned rock, whither I go to find mine own.
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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
căthē̆dra: ae, f., = καθέδρα>,
I a chair, a stool, esp. one furnished with cushions and supports for women, an arm-chair.
I In gen., Hor. S. 1, 10, 91; Phaedr. 3, 8, 4; Prop. 4 (5), 5, 37; Juv. 6, 91 al.; also, a sedan chair, Juv 1, 65; 9, 52 Rup. al.; cf. Dict. of Antiq.—
II Esp., a teacher's or professor's chair, Juv. 7, 203; Mart. 1, 77 fin.—Hence,
B Meton., the office of teacher: usurpare, Aus. Prof. 10, 1; also, of a bishop: tenere, Sid. Ep. 7, 4.
