The meaning of Tonsuring
Tonsuring – definition
verbShave the hair on top of (a monk's or priest's head); give a tonsure to.
Usage examples:
Louis's half-brothers were tonsured and sent away to monasteries
nounA part of a monk's or priest's head left bare on top by shaving off the hair.
Usage examples:
His hair is thinning up there—soon he'll have a tonsure like a monk's
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Word origin
late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin tonsura, from tondere ‘shear, clip’.
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