[Magdalen] VTS Chapel addendum...

Roger Stokes roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com
Sun Oct 11 22:17:22 UTC 2015


On 10/10/2015 23:00, Jon Egger wrote:
> I've never liked the word "installed" simply because it sounds as though
> the person being installed is a muffler.

The word comes from the ceremonial placing of the incumbent into the 
stall (or seat) appropriate to their role.  Enthronement is the 
equivalent word for a diocesan bishop, them taking possession of the 
throne or cathedra in their cathedral.

Roger


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