See Also: mitred(dictionary)

mitred (iou)



mitred adjective. Also *mitered. LME.
[from MITRE noun1, verb1: see -ED2, -ED1.]
Wearing or entitled to wear a mitre. LME.
Formed like a mitre. M16.
Special collocations: mitred abbey Hist. an abbey ruled by a mitred abbot. mitred abbot Hist. an abbot entitled to wear a mitre (and before the Reformation to be a member of the House of Lords).