Andrewes

[an-drooz]

noun

Lancelot,1555–1626, English theologian: one of the translators of the Authorized Version of the Bible.

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Dr. Andrewes, on the other hand, had powerful City influence to back him.
William Harvey
D'Arcy Powers
The first edition of Bishop Andrewes' Sermons was published in 1629.
The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume I (of 2)
Richard Crashaw
"I've been talking on stilts, I know," said Mr. Andrewes, smiling.
A Flat Iron for a Farthing
Juliana Horatia Ewing
It struck me that Mr. Andrewes had not been gardening for some time.
A Flat Iron for a Farthing
Juliana Horatia Ewing
He held it alternately with the Bishop, to whom he owed Mr. Andrewes.
A Flat Iron for a Farthing
Juliana Horatia Ewing

British Dictionary definitions for andrewes

Andrewes

noun

Lancelot. 1555–1626, English bishop and theologian

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