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The Warden — is the first novel in Anthony Trollope s series known as the Chronicles of Barsetshire , published in 1855. It was the fourth novel that Trollope wrote.ynopsis The Warden concerns Mr Septimus Harding, elderly warden of Hiram s Hospital and… … Wikipedia
Gaberlunzie — IPA| [gabər lun(j)i] is a medieval Scots word for a licensed beggar. The name may derive from the wallet that such people carry, but there is no other known derivation. The word appears in several of Sir Walter Scott s books. It can be spelled… … Wikipedia
Elgin — ELGIN, a burgh, market town, and parish, in the county of Elgin, of which it is the capital, 63½ miles (N. W.) from Aberdeen, and 174 (N.) from Edinburgh; containing 5216 inhabitants, of whom 4325 are in the town. This place appears to have… … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
Beadsman — Bedesman, or beadsman (Med. Eng. bede, prayer, fromO. Eng. biddan, to pray; literally a man of prayer ) was generallya pensioner or almsman whose duty it was to pray for his benefactor.In Scotland there were public almsmen supported bythe king… … Wikipedia
Lyddington Bede House — is a historic house in Rutland, England, owned and opened to the public by English Heritage.The existing a Grade I listed building is a part of a former palace of the Bishops of Lincoln, situated close to the church in the village of… … Wikipedia
Trinity College Kirk — was a royal collegiate church in Edinburgh, Scotland. The kirk and its adjacent almshouse, Trinity Hospital, were founded in 1460 by Mary of Gueldres in memory of her husband, King James II. Queen Mary was interred in the church, until her coffin … Wikipedia
bedesman — [bēdz′mən] n. pl. bedesmen [bēdz′mən] BEADSMAN * * * … Universalium
Hospitals — • Originally, hospital meant a place where strangers or visitors were received; in the course of time, its use was restricted to institutions for the care of the sick Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Hospitals Hospitals … Catholic encyclopedia
Dunkeld and Dowally — DUNKELD and DOWALLY, a parish, in the county of Perth, 15 miles (N. by W.) from Perth, and 55 (N. N. W.) from Edinburgh; comprising the ancient city of Dunkeld, partly within the parish of Caputh; for many years the seat of the primacy of the… … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
bedesman — /ˈbidzmən/ (say beedzmuhn) noun (plural bedesmen) → beadsman. –bedeswoman /ˈbidzwʊmən/ (say beedzwoomuhn), noun …
bedesman — [bēdz′mən] n. pl. bedesmen [bēdz′mən] BEADSMAN … English World dictionary
