What is a round spot shaved clean on the top of the head, as a mark of the clerical state; the tonsure called?
crown — (Eccl.) A round spot shaved clean on the top of the head, as a mark of the clerical state; the tonsure. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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