pastorage
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of pastorage
Example Sentences
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When she emigrated to Lancaster she found there no church of that denomination, and, therefore, joined the Presbyterian church under the pastorage of Rev. John Wright, who baptized all her children.
From Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. by Sherman, John
That's what they teach by way of manly doctrine down there in the new English church, under the pastorage of Maister Alexander Gordon, chaplain to his lordship and minister to his lordship's people!
From John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn by Munro, Neil
"Because I can't go to the pastorage myself isn't any reason why you should stick at home, too," she told them.
From Heart of Gold by Brown, Ruth Alberta
To attain which he does and will possess every local advantage that a good Stock to begin with, a good Climate, and fine natural pastorage can offer.
From A Source Book of Australian History by Swinburne, Gwendolen H.
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