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cathedratic

Today it means: promulgated ex cathedra; authoritative. Full definition →

Medieval Latin cathedrāticus

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Medieval Latin · borrowed fromcathedrāticus
English todaycathedratic

From Medieval Latin cathedrāticus, from Latin cathedra + -ticus.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.