n.
Variant: or mi · tre
Pronunciation: ' m ī -t ə r
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