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 abbots2 [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