v. Obs. rare. [f. the L. phrase ex cathedra (see CATHEDRA) + -ATE3.] trans. a. To condemn authoritatively or ex cathedra. b. To remove from the cathedra; to depose.
1644. Bp. Maxwell, Prerog. Chr. Kings, xiv. 135. Ergo in case of male-administration by the Pope … why not excathedrate him too?
1648. Herrick, Hesper, To Bp. of Exeter. If I can Stand before you … And never shew … feare To see my lines excathedrated here.
