Maitland

[ meyt-luhnd ]

/ ˈmeɪt lənd /

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noun

Frederic William, 1850–1906, English jurist and legal historian.

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Words nearby Maitland

Maison de Molière, La, maisonette, maist, Maistre, mai tai, Maitland, maître d', maître de ballet, maître d'hôtel, maître d'hôtel butter, Maitreya

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How to use Maitland in a sentence

“We believe these are items for his personal store in Maitland,” the tax office’s chief financial officer noted in the documents.
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Maitland returned from Europe and told her mother about finding Roland.
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The following engraving, after a sketch by Maitland, shows a gallery wider and more rudely excavated.
The Catacombs of Rome|William Henry Withrow
Sometimes the sarcophagus was placed behind a perforated slab of marble, as shown in the following example, given by Maitland.
The Catacombs of Rome|William Henry Withrow

The following epitaph given by Maitland commemorates a martyrdom of this reign.
The Catacombs of Rome|William Henry Withrow
Thus, as Dr. Maitland remarks, in painting sight superseded faith, and in sculpture touch superseded sight.
The Catacombs of Rome|William Henry Withrow
"It couldna ha'e been worse," said Jenny Maitland sorrowfully to her next door neighbor.
The Underworld|James C. Welsh

British Dictionary definitions for Maitland (1 of 2)

Maitland¹

/ (ˈmeɪtlənd) /

noun

a town in SE Australia, in E New South Wales: industrial centre of an agricultural region. Pop: 53 470 (2001)

British Dictionary definitions for Maitland (2 of 2)

Maitland²

/ (ˈmeɪtlənd) /

noun

Frederic William. 1850–1906, English legal historian

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