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bishop's throne

n. a throne that is the official chair of a bishop [syn: cathedra]

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Pope Nicholas V had it torn down, and started a Tribune to house a platform for the bishop's throne.

He took his place at the center of a big table in a blackened carved chair that looked like a bishop's throne.

This was an aging catalyst clad in shabby red robes who huddled in a stone chair that appeared to have been hastily conjured up next to the Bishop's throne.