tonsure

/ˈtɒn.ʃə(ɹ)/ · noun

Meaning

A ritual shaving of this kind.
The bald patch resulting from being tonsured.
To shave the crown of the head as a sign of humility and religious vocation.

Etymology / origin

No prose etymology has been added yet.

No ancestor words have been linked yet.

Related words

toivel(English)sit shiva(English)tovel(English)shuckle(English)bentsh(English)shecht(English)sabbatise(English)duchen(English)acolyte(English)tonsured(English)shaving(English)haircut(English)

Descendant words

No descendant words have been linked yet.

Sources

DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data

tonsure — meaning and etymology | WikiWord