Definition of Mantle

the obligations or authority associated with an individual’s duties, title, or personal beliefs

Examples of Mantle in a sentence

Overwhelmed by the stress that came with the mantle of his office, the prime minister resigned from his position.  

Mr. Walsh’s mantle of principal gives him the authority to expel troublemakers from his school.  

When my mother died, I took on the mantle of peacemaker in my family.  

The nun’s mantle requires that she devote her life to caring for the sick and needy.  

Before the king died, he passed his mantle to his eldest son.  

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