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7 letters · 7 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun the shaved crown of a monk's or priest's head
noun shaving the crown of the head by priests or members of a monastic order
verb shave the head of a newly inducted monk
originFrom Middle English tonsure, from Anglo-Norman and Old French tonsure, from Latin tonsūra (“a clipping, trimming”), from tondeō (“shear, clip, trim”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
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