TONSOR
Ton"sor, n. Etym: [L.]
Defn: A barber. Sir W. Scott.
TONSORIAL Ton*so"ri*al, a. Etym: [L. tonsorius, fr. tonsor a shearer, barber, fr. tondere, tonsum, to shear. See Tonsure.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to a barber, or shaving.
TONSURE Ton"sure, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. tonsura a shearing, clipping, from tondere, tonsum, to shear, shave; cf. Gr. tome.]
1. The act of clipping the hair, or of shaving the crown of the head; also, the state of being shorn.
2. (R. C. Ch.) (a) The first ceremony used for devoting a person to the service of God and the church; the first degree of the clericate, given by a bishop, abbot, or cardinal priest, consisting in cutting off the hair from a circular space at the back of the head, with prayers and benedictions; hence, entrance or admission into minor orders. (b) The shaven corona, or crown, which priests wear as a mark of their order and of their rank.
TONSURED
Ton"sured, a.
Defn: Having the tonsure; shaven; shorn; clipped; hence, bald.
A tonsured head in middle age forlorn. Tennyson.
TONTINE Ton*tine", n. Etym: [F., from It. tontina; — so called from its inventor, Tonti, an Italian, of the 17th century.]