noun
- Plural of cathedra; official seats or thrones, especially those of bishops in cathedrals or of professors in universities.
Usage: formal; often used in academic or ecclesiastical contexts; Latin plural form
Examples
- The cathedrae of the bishops were arranged in a semicircle within the cathedral.
- Medieval universities assigned cathedrae to their most distinguished scholars.
- The ornate cathedrae in the basilica reflected centuries of ecclesiastical tradition.
- Professors occupied their cathedrae during the formal academic procession.