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Meanings of bishop's throne in English

Spanish
cátedra
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A throne that is the official chair of a bishop.

cátedra
Usage of bishop's throne in English
1
He died July 1837, and is buried beneath the bishop's throne.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Hereford / A Descript...
2
Athanasius fainted in the tumult; yet before they reached the bishop's throne its occupant had somehow been safely conveyed away.
The Arian Controversy
3
To quote the Oxford Dictionary, a cathedral is the principal church of diocese with bishop's throne, and as such is a diocesan responsibility.
The Irish Times
4
The momentum of the shock and scorn of last year's defeat could propel the first woman on to a bishop's throne by 2015.
The Guardian
5
The bishop's throne, a lofty modern structure, made by Earp of Lambeth, was presented by those clergymen who had been ordained in the cathedral.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Salisbury / A Descrip...
6
From other sources I gather that the archdeacon's stall then, as now, was next to the bishop's throne at the south-eastern end of the stalls.
Ghost Stories of an Antiquary Part 2: More Ghost Stories
7
The choir pulpit, Bishop's throne, and the cost of cleaning the whitewash from the nave were given by Dean Argles.
The Cathedral Church of Peterborough / A Description Of Its Fabr...
Translations for bishop's throne
Spanish
cátedra