Hebdomadal Council
Britishnoun
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They formed a Board called the Hebdomadal Council, which initiated all legislation, while the executive was the Vice-Chancellorship, which, though legally elective, was appropriated by the Heads, and passed down their list in order.
From Oxford and Her Colleges by Goldwin Smith
At Oxford the Hebdomadal Council have suspended the filling of the Professorship of Modern Greek for six months.
From Mr. Punch's History of the Great War by Charles L. (Charles Larcom) Graves
In his later years he became a member of the new Hebdomadal Council at Oxford, and took considerable part in working the new constitution of the University.
From The Oxford Movement Twelve Years, 1833-1845 by R. W. (Richard William) Church
The Vice-Chancellor and Hebdomadal Council hurried in horror-stricken file down St. Aldates from Carfax.
From The Sixth Sense A Novel by Stephen McKenna
They will change the constitution of the realm, but will not stand any tampering with the Hebdomadal Council.
From Aspects of Modern Oxford by A. D. (Alfred Denis) Godley
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