ˈtonsurate
[ad. med.L. tonsūrāt-us, f. L. tonsūra tonsure: see -ate1.]
The state or quality of being tonsured, esp. in preparation for orders, or while only in the lowest order of Reader.
| 1897 Tablet 8 May 725 Cranmer and his associates abolished the Tonsurate and all the minor orders. |