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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