mytre

Middle English

Alternative forms

miter, mitir, mitor, mitre, mitur, myter, mytir, mytyr, mytyre

Etymology

From Old French mitre, from Ancient Greek μίτρα (mítra).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmiːtər/, /ˈmitər/, /-rə/

Noun

mytre (plural mytris)

A piece of headgear; a cap or hat:
1. mitre (cap worn by Christian priests)
2. A cap worn by Jewish priests.

Descendants

English: mitre

References

“mī̆tre, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-19.

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