Emily Dickinson Lexicon

SEE, n. [Fr. siége; Scot. sege; Arm. sich.]

1. The seat of episcopal power; a diocese; the jurisdiction of a bishop. Swift.
2. The seat of an archbishop; a province or jurisdiction of an archbishop; as, an arch-episcopal see. – Shak.
3. The seat, place, or office of the Pope or Roman pontif; as, the papal see.
4. The authority of the Pope or court of Rome; as, to appeal to the see of Rome. – Addison.