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Tonsure

Defined in 2 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910)

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

The shaving of the hair from the crown of the head.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

In old English law. A being shaven; the having the head shaven; a shaven head. 4 Bl. Comm. 367.