Master of the Revels

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an English court official from the late 15th to early 18th centuries responsible to the Lord Chamberlain for overseeing and paying for court entertainments.

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Words nearby Master of the Revels

master of ceremonies, master of foxhounds, Master of Science, Master of the Horse, Master of the Queen's Music, Master of the Revels, Master of the Rolls, masterpiece, master plan, master point, master policy

How to use Master of the Revels in a sentence

France 24 is providing live, round-the-clock coverage of both scenes as they progress.
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Sands was involved in a scandalous-for-the-time romance with the carpenter and there were rumors she was pregnant with his child.
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Three on-the-record stories from a family: a mother and her daughters who came from Phoenix.
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Being something of a political cipher may have helped Revels rise to prominence.
The Black Man Who Replaced Jefferson Davis in the Senate|Philip Dray|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST

They will do it,” Revels declared, “as certainly as the sun shines in the heavens.
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And with some expressions of mutual good-will and interest, master and man separated.
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Sleek finds it far harder work than fortune-making; but he pursues his Will-o'-the-Wisp with untiring energy.
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The "bad form" of telling a lie to the head-master is a later illustration of the same thing.
Children's Ways|James Sully
Here and there exceptional industry or extraordinary capacity raised the artisan to wealth and turned the "man" into the "master."
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Why should not Aristide, past master in drumming, find an honourable position in the orchestra of the Tournée Gulland?
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