en pension
Britishadverb
Example Sentences
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They take us en pension, for ever so little a day.
From Louisa Pallant by James, Henry
His father put him en pension with a Calvinist minister, to be re-made a protestant, no matter of what sort.
From Four Years in France or, Narrative of an English Family's Residence there during that Period; Preceded by some Account of the Conversion of the Author to the Catholic Faith by Beste, Henry Digby
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 Douglas, Norman
He had been en pension instead with a dear old professor of chemistry and his family at Puteaux, and used to go in and out.
From The Pool in the Desert by Duncan, Sara Jeannette
In September 1866 Herbert Spencer settled himself in London, en pension at 37 Queen's Gardens, Lancaster Gate, which remained his home for over a score of years.
From Herbert Spencer by Thomson, J. Arthur (John Arthur)
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