hēah-dēma

hēah-dēma, m.n: chief judge. (HAY-ah-DAY-ma / ˈheːax-ˌdeː-ma)

Medieval manuscript image of God enthroned within a mandorla held up by six flying angels.
Old English Hexateuch; England (Canterbury), 11th-12th centuries; British Library, Cotton MS Claudius B IV, f. 2r. [bl.uk]

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