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Definition of tonsure noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

tonsure

noun
 
/ˈtɒnʃə(r)/
 
/ˈtɑːnʃər/
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  1. the part of a monk’s or priest’s head that the hair has been removed from by shaving
    Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin tonsura, from tondere ‘shear, clip’.
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