Traditional headdress of bishops in Western churches since the 10th century AD. The miter originated in the camelaucum (cap or bonnet) worn by the pope of the Roman Catholic Church.
mi·ter (m t r) n. 1. The liturgical headdress and part of the insignia of a Christian bishop. In the Western church it is a tall pointed hat with peaks in front and back, worn at ...
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