(to shave the head to confer the tonsure upon)
1tonsure — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Medieval Latin tonsura, from Latin, act of shearing, from tonsus, past participle of tondēre to shear more at tome Date: 14th century 1. the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to …
2tonsure — /ton sheuhr/, n., v., tonsured, tonsuring. n. 1. the act of cutting the hair or shaving the head. 2. the shaving of the head or of some part of it as a religious practice or rite, esp. in preparation for entering the priesthood or a monastic… …
