Prynne

[prin]

noun

William,1600–69, English Puritan leader and pamphleteer.

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Examples from the Web for prynne

Historical Examples

Histrio-Mastix of Prynne, its unfortunate history, 129 et seq.
The Book-Hunter
John Hill Burton
In 1633 Prynne (Histriomastix) refers to it as a "new theatre erected."
Shakespearean Playhouses
Joseph Quincy Adams
"So it's Prynne, after all," he said quietly, and unfolded the next paper.
Margarita's Soul
Ingraham Lovell
Prynne replied that he could not tell unless he were allowed a close inspection of it.
Cornish Characters
S. Baring-Gould
Prynne attacked the fashion in his Unloveliness of Love-locks.
Folk-lore of Shakespeare
Thomas Firminger Thiselton-Dyer

British Dictionary definitions for prynne

Prynne

noun

William. 1600–69, English Puritan leader and pamphleteer, whose ears were cut off in punishment for his attacks on Laud

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Prynne

Examples from the Web for prynne

Historical Examples

Histrio-Mastix of Prynne, its unfortunate history, 129 et seq.

In 1633 Prynne (Histriomastix) refers to it as a "new theatre erected."

"So it's Prynne, after all," he said quietly, and unfolded the next paper.

Prynne replied that he could not tell unless he were allowed a close inspection of it.

Prynne attacked the fashion in his Unloveliness of Love-locks.

Prynne