tonsure|tonsures in English

noun

[ton·sure || 'tɑnʃə(r) /'tɒn-]

act of cutting one's hair, act of shaving one's head; ritual shaving of the head in preparation for entry into the priesthood; shaved patch of the head (of candidates for priesthood); state of being shave

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1. In Tirupati after religious tonsure, sandalwood paste is applied to protect the skin.

2. 11 He had others in his grizzled russet tonsure, dropped from the higher branches as the wind stirred them.

3. He was apparently referring to the fact that ordained priests could not be prosecuted, and it appears that the tonsure did indeed save many priests from the gallows!

4. While Cleric in its strict sense means one who has received the ecclesiastical tonsure, yet in general sense it is also employed in canon law for all to whom Clerical privileges have been extended