Elder Brethren
the senior members of the governing body of Trinity House
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How to use Elder Brethren in a sentence
The Elder Brethren have also to perform the duty of attending the Sovereign on sea-voyages.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands | R.M. BallantyneHe had grown up among disasters, and had survived his four Elder Brethren.
The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2 (of 2) | Anatole FranceThe salary of the deputy master is six hundred pounds per annum, and of the Elder Brethren three hundred pounds each per annum.
Smeaton and Lighthouses | John SmeatonAnd the more recent denouncers in the same line have no more reason on their side than their Elder Brethren.
The Verbalist | Thomas Embly Osmun, (AKA Alfred Ayres)On the day of election the Precentor was egged on by one of the Elder Brethren in an audible aside to nominate Herbert.
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