Lanfranc

American  

[lan-frangk] / ˈlæn fræŋk /

noun

1. 1005?–89, Italian Roman Catholic prelate and scholar in England: archbishop of Canterbury 1070–89.

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Lanfranc British  

/ ˈlænfræŋk /

noun

1. ?1005–89, Italian ecclesiastic and scholar; archbishop of Canterbury (1070–89) and adviser to William the Conqueror. He instituted many reforms in the English Church

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Example Sentences

William of Salicet, however, and Lanfranc, both of them occupied themselves much with this question and evidently looked at it from a very practical standpoint.

From The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)

Lanfranc defended himself in becoming terms, but stayed where he was, and at last the Pope threatened to suspend him if he did not obey his summons.

From The English Church in the Middle Ages by Hunt, William

Lanfranc, a native of Pavia, a man of great learning and ability, and especially skilled in civil law, first came to Normandy as a teacher.

From The English Church in the Middle Ages by Hunt, William

Most of William’s bishops were men of high character, for his appointments were free from simony, and were, no doubt, suggested by Lanfranc; and the king himself had no liking for evil men.

From The English Church in the Middle Ages by Hunt, William

We do not call Lanfranc an Englishman, nor even Adrian the Fourth an Italian.

From Science and Medieval Thought The Harveian Oration Delivered Before the Royal College of Physicians, October 18, 1900 by Allbutt, Sir Thomas Clifford