en pension
Britishadverb
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They take us en pension, for ever so little a day.
From Louisa Pallant by Henry James
He knew Vevay well; and as soon as the boat touched the little quay, he hurried along the shore to La Tour, where the Carrols were living en pension.
From Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy by Louisa May Alcott
She knew a few people—strange folk, I thought them—elderly spinsters living en pension at different hotels.
From Memoirs of My Dead Life by George (George Augustus) Moore
It is customary here not to live en pension or to pay a fixed price for any meal, the smallest item, down to a piece of bread, being conscientiously marked against you.
From Old Calabria by Norman Douglas
As it may seem extraordinary that people in the position of the V.s should have admitted English prisoners en pension, I ought to mention that it was entirely a galanterie on the part of Monsieur.
From The Letter-Bag of Lady Elizabeth Spencer-Stanhope — Volume 1 by A. M. W. Stirling
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