see
NOUN:
in ecclesiastical sense:
1. the diocese of a bishop, or the place within it where his cathedral or procathedral is situated.
2. a seat of a bishop's office, power, or authority.
3. a cathedral town.
4. Archaic. cathedra.
5. the authority or jurisdiction of a bishop.
See also Holy See. [C13: from Old French sed, from Latin sēdēs a seat; related to sedēre to sit.]
Origin:
before 900; Middle English seen, Old English sēon; cognate with Dutch zien, German sehen, Old Norse sjā, Gothic saihwan. Old English sēon; related to Old Norse sjā, Gothic saihwan, Old Saxon sehan. —Dictionary.com. //
First Known Use: Verb: before the 12th century. Noun: 14th century. History and Etymology: Verb: Middle English seen, from Old English sēon; akin to Old High German sehan to see and perhaps to Latin sequi to follow — more at sue. Noun: Middle English se, from Anglo-French sé, see, from Latin sedes seat; akin to Latin sedēre to sit — more at sit. —Merriam-Webster.
Sources: 1, 2.
in ecclesiastical sense:
1. the diocese of a bishop, or the place within it where his cathedral or procathedral is situated.
2. a seat of a bishop's office, power, or authority.
3. a cathedral town.
4. Archaic. cathedra.
5. the authority or jurisdiction of a bishop.
See also Holy See. [C13: from Old French sed, from Latin sēdēs a seat; related to sedēre to sit.]
Origin:
before 900; Middle English seen, Old English sēon; cognate with Dutch zien, German sehen, Old Norse sjā, Gothic saihwan. Old English sēon; related to Old Norse sjā, Gothic saihwan, Old Saxon sehan. —Dictionary.com. //
First Known Use: Verb: before the 12th century. Noun: 14th century. History and Etymology: Verb: Middle English seen, from Old English sēon; akin to Old High German sehan to see and perhaps to Latin sequi to follow — more at sue. Noun: Middle English se, from Anglo-French sé, see, from Latin sedes seat; akin to Latin sedēre to sit — more at sit. —Merriam-Webster.
Sources: 1, 2.