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VIPS |
Dignitaries |
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REDCARPET |
Laid out for dignitaries |
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PRELACY |
The order of prelates, taken collectively; the body of
ecclesiastical dignitaries. |
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PREFECT |
In the Greek and Roman Catholic churches, a title of
certain dignitaries below the rank of bishop. |
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INFULA |
A sort of fillet worn by dignitaries, priests, and others
among the ancient Romans. It was generally white. |
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MOZZETTA |
A cape, with a small hood; -- worn by the pope and other
dignitaries of the Roman Catholic Church. |
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DOM |
A title anciently given to the pope, and later to other church
dignitaries and some monastic orders. See Don, and Dan. |
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ROCHET |
A linen garment resembling the surplise, but with narrower
sleeves, also without sleeves, worn by bishops, and by some other
ecclesiastical dignitaries, in certain religious ceremonies. |
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CURULE |
Of or pertaining to a kind of chair appropriated to Roman
magistrates and dignitaries; pertaining to, having, or conferring, the
right to sit in the curule chair; hence, official. |
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EXCELLENCY |
A title of honor given to certain high dignitaries,
esp. to viceroys, ministers, and ambassadors, to English colonial
governors, etc. It was formerly sometimes given to kings and princes. |
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MITRE |
A covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church
dignitaries. It has been made in many forms, the present form being a
lofty cap with two points or peaks. |
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SENESCHAL |
An officer in the houses of princes and dignitaries, in
the Middle Ages, who had the superintendence of feasts and domestic
ceremonies; a stewa... |