ge-hādian

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ge-hādian, wk.v: to ordain, consecrate. (yeh-HA-di-ahn / jɛ-ˈhaː-dɪ-an)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a gathering of two bishops and three monks and a king. One of the bishops sits with his hands pressed together in prayer while the two bishops place a mitre on his head.
Ordination of Hugh, abbot of Saint-Denis, from the Grandes Chroniques de France; France (Paris), 1390-1405; Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Manuscrits, Français 2608. [gallica.bnf.fr]

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