ton‧sure /ˈtɒnʃə $ ˈtɑːnʃər/
noun[
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Latin;
Origin: tonsura, from tondere; TONSORIAL]
[countable] a small round area on the top of someone’s head where their hair has been removed because they are a priest or a
monk—tonsured adjective:
his tonsured head [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲