Etymology

ex cathedra

Today it means: With authority based on one's rank or office. Full definition →

Latin ex cathedrā ← ['la ',
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The story

  1. ['la · borrowed from',
  2. Latin · borrowed fromex cathedrā
  3. English todayex cathedra

Borrowed from Latin ex cathedrā (“from the (teacher's) chair”).

Words from the same roots

['la', all →

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