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Hebdomadal Council

British  

noun

  1. the governing council or senate of Oxford University

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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 Church, R. W. (Richard William)

The Vice-Chancellor and Hebdomadal Council hurried in horror-stricken file down St. Aldates from Carfax.

From The Sixth Sense A Novel by McKenna, Stephen

They will change the constitution of the realm, but will not stand any tampering with the Hebdomadal Council.

From Aspects of Modern Oxford by Godley, A. D. (Alfred Denis)

Member of Hebdomadal Council makes inaudible speech, apparently on the subject.

From Aspects of Modern Oxford by Godley, A. D. (Alfred Denis)

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 Smith, Goldwin

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