Elder Brethren
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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The court or governing body of the Corporation is now composed of thirty-one members, namely, the Master, four Wardens, eight Assistants, and eighteen Elder Brethren.
From The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
Soon after the announcement of their discovery by Siemens and Wheatstone, Mr. Holmes, at the instance of the Elder Brethren of the Trinity House, endeavoured to turn this discovery to account for lighthouse purposes.
From Fragments of science, V. 1-2 by Tyndall, John
During the International Exhibition of 1862, where the machine was shown, M. Berlioz offered to dispose of the invention to the Elder Brethren of the Trinity House.
From Fragments of science, V. 1-2 by Tyndall, John
It has always been customary in that corporation to have the Royal Navy represented amongst the Elder Brethren by one of its most distinguished officers.
From The Life of Thomas, Lord Cochrane, Tenth Earl of Dundonald, Vol. II by Dundonald, Thomas Barnes Cochrane, Earl of
The Elder Brethren have also to perform the duty of attending the Sovereign on sea-voyages.
From The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
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