mytre

Middle English

Alternative forms

• mitor, mitur, mytyr, mytyre, mitre, mitir, mytir, myter, miter

Etymology

From Old French mitre, from Ancient Greek μίτρα (mítra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmiːtər/, /ˈmitər/

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.