Prynne

[ prin ]

noun
  1. William, 1600–69, English Puritan leader and pamphleteer.

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How to use Prynne in a sentence

  • This desperate act of Communism that tough-headed old lawyer, Prynne, opposed tooth and nail.

    Old and New London | Walter Thornbury
  • They seemed burned in by the scorn flaming in his eyes, and she thought of the red letter on Hester Prynne's breast.

    A Speckled Bird | Augusta J. Evans Wilson

British Dictionary definitions for Prynne

Prynne

/ (prɪn) /


noun
  1. William. 1600–69, English Puritan leader and pamphleteer, whose ears were cut off in punishment for his attacks on Laud

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