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These, as palladia, had been assigned the first place in the carriage; and the deputies sat before them on the back-seat with becoming reverence.

From Autobiography: Truth and Fiction Relating to My Life by Oxenford, John

These, as palladia, had been assigned the first place in the carriage, and the deputies sat before them on the back seat with becoming reverence.

From The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. VIII (of X) - Continental Europe II. by Lodge, Henry Cabot

These are reckoned the palladia of the country.

From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure by Hammerton, John Alexander, Sir

Certainly they have some very ancient if long-forgotten associations, and it is more than likely that they have been brought as "palladia" with the earliest northern settlers.

From Havelok the Dane A Legend of Old Grimsby and Lincoln by Whistler, Charles W. (Charles Watts)