bedel
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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This allowance was to be suspended during the absence from Oxford of any inferior bedel, whether occasioned by his own affairs or those of the University.
From The Customs of Old England by Snell, F. J. (Frederick John)
He sent back the memorial to London "by the hands of his bedel," as if that in some way stamped his official disapprobation more than if it had been returned through the post.
From The Oxford Movement Twelve Years, 1833-1845 by Church, R. W. (Richard William)
Pedro de Uceda... é Antonio de Almaraz bedel, é otros muchos estudiantes y personas de la universidad é yo Bartme.
From Fray Luis de León A Biographical Fragment by Fitzmaurice-Kelly, James
At Oxford, Eng., a cant name for a bedel.
From A Collection of College Words and Customs by Hall, Benjamin Homer
The office of bedel was, of course, not confined to the Universities.
From The Customs of Old England by Snell, F. J. (Frederick John)
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