Alcuin

American  

[al-kwin] / ˈæl kwɪn /

Or Alchuine

noun

1. Ealhwine Flaccus, a.d. 735–804, English theologian and scholar: teacher and adviser of Charlemagne.

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Alcuin British  

/ ˈælkwɪn /

noun

1. 735–804 _ad , English scholar and theologian; friend and adviser of Charlemagne

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Example Sentences

One of the earliest mentions of the Latin phrase is found in the writings of Alcuin of York, an advisor to Charlemagne.

From Los Angeles Times

Alcuin told the first holy Roman emperor to ignore such declarations of public godliness “since the riotousness of the crowd is always very close to madness.”

From Los Angeles Times

Musk likely adopts the interpretation that “Vox populi, vox Dei” implies that the people are always right, but one of the earliest references to this phrase comes in a letter from Alcuin to Charlemagne in 798: “And those people should not be listened to who keep saying the voice of the people is the voice of God, since the riotousness of the crowd is always very close to madness.”

From Slate

Artfarm said it had bought the club from a group of investors including Alcuin Capital Partners, a buyout firm that owns coffee chain Caffè Nero.

From BBC

It was named Alcuin Hall, after the priest and former dean of the university who died in 1982.

From Washington Times