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131judgement seat — A tribunal, or judicial bench. Jesus was brought before Pilate [[➝ Pilate, Pontius]] who was seated on his judgement seat (Matt. 27:19), at a place called, in Aramaic, Gabbatha (John 19:13), probably in Herod s palace on the western hill of the… …
132catbird seat — cat|bird seat [ˈkætbə:d ˌsi:t US bə:rd ] n be (sitting) in the catbird seat AmE informal to be in a position where you have an advantage …