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"obediences" took part in it as well as six prelates from each of the five nations.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913
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One principal states: “The virtue of a woman lies in the three obediences: obedience to the father, husband, and son.”
ASIAN BUSINESS CUSTOMS & MANNERS MARY MURRAY BOSROCK 2007
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One principal states: “The virtue of a woman lies in the three obediences: obedience to the father, husband, and son.”
ASIAN BUSINESS CUSTOMS & MANNERS MARY MURRAY BOSROCK 2007
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One principal states: “The virtue of a woman lies in the three obediences: obedience to the father, husband, and son.”
ASIAN BUSINESS CUSTOMS & MANNERS MARY MURRAY BOSROCK 2007
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Ukrainian,falconer obediences bloodshot amplifies!
The Volokh Conspiracy » CNN goof on Supreme Court’s military detention decision: 2004
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You can very well observe the three obediences and four virtues, but this softness of yours is a work of supererogation!
Hung Lou Meng 2003
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They have no genes for obediences, except to their parents when they are little.
Trader To The Stars Anderson, Poul, 1926-2001 1964
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But there was a filial service which she rendered to her parents much deeper than these surface obediences and attentions.
Hetty's Strange History Anonymous
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You can very well observe the three obediences and four virtues, but this softness of yours is a work of supererogation!
Hung Lou Meng, Book II Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books Xueqin Cao
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It is a code of morals for girls and women, and it starts by saying that every woman owes three obediences: first, while unmarried, to her father; second, when married, to her husband and the elders of his family; third, when a widow, to her son.
Peeps at Many Lands: Japan John Finnemore
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