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)

1. 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.