red hat


noun
  1. the broad-brimmed official hat of a Roman Catholic cardinal, symbolic of the office or rank of a cardinal.

  2. a cardinal.

Origin of red hat

1
First recorded in 1590–1600
  • Also called scarlet hat.

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British Dictionary definitions for red hat

red hat

noun
  1. the broad-brimmed crimson hat given to cardinals as the symbol of their rank and office

  2. the rank and office of a cardinal

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