prier
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of prier
Example Sentences
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Mes yeux n'ont plus de larmes pour prier pour vous, mes pauvres enfants.
From Books and Bookmen by Lang, Andrew
La Mort a des rigueurs � nulle autre pareilles: On a beau la prier; La cruelle qu'elle est se bouche les oreilles, Et nous laisse crier.
From Avril Being Essays on the Poetry of the French Renaissance by Belloc, Hilaire
The butler foraged in the coat closet and presently emerged with a prier.
From The Pagan Madonna by Koerner, W. H. D. (William Henry Dethlef)
It was to the church pour prier dedans that I went, not to Mr. Church.
From Two Summers in Guyenne by Barker, Edward Harrison
"Mais—pour prier le bon Dieu!" said the good man.
From My Little Lady by Poynter, Eleanor Frances
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