Main Entry: ¹mi·ter

Variant(s): or mi·tre \ˈmī-tər\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English mitre, from Anglo-French, from Latin mitra headband, turban, from Greek

Date: 14th century

1 : a liturgical headdress worn by bishops and abbots
2 [perhaps from miter headdress] a : a surface forming the beveled end or edge of a piece where a joint is made by cutting two pieces at an angle and fitting them together b : miter joint