titular see
English
Noun
titular
see
(
plural
titular sees
)
An
episocopal see
which has no
resident
bishop
in a former
diocese
that no longer functions.
Most
titular sees
are defunct dioceses from the Roman empire days, mainly in presently mainly Muslim countries: Turkey, the Levant and Northern Africa
Related terms
titularly
sedentary
Translations
type of episcopal see
Dutch:
titulair
bisdom
n
See also
in partibus
Anagrams
elutriates
,
tutelaries
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