tonsure
The hairstyle and characteristic bald patch resulting from being tonsuredThe hairstyle and characteristic bald patch resulting from being tonsured.
» He hasn't been tonsured yet; he's a novice.
Он ещё не принял постриг, он послушник.
Meaning
2 sensesThe hairstyle and characteristic bald patch resulting from being tonsured.
Tonsur
тонзу́раtonzúra
тонзураtonzura
A ritual shaving of this kind.
постригpostryh, постриженняpostryžennja
- shaving the crown of the head by priests or members of a monastic order
- the shaved crown of a monk's or priest's head
Examples
3 sentencesHe hasn't been tonsured yet; he's a novice.
ruОн ещё не принял постриг, он послушник.
Who wants to travel far has to move his tonsure by sparing his mount.
Tom was tonsured a monk.
ruТом постригся в монахи.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English tonsure, from Anglo-Norman and Old French tonsure, from Latin tonsūraFrom Middle English tonsure, from Anglo-Norman and Old French tonsure, from Latin tonsūra (“a clipping, trimming”), from tondeō (“shear, clip, trim”).
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