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Curiously enough his name, hitherto hastily assumed to be equivalent to Elias of Durham, has probably no connection with that city; whether, however, his patronym should be traced to the Norfolk Dereham, or the Gloucester Dyrham, it is impossible to say with any certainty.— Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Salisbury A Description of its Fabric and a Brief History of the See of Sarum
He ate in the Lotus and of its patronym, and was lulled into blissful peace with the other fortunate mariners.— The Voice of the City: Further Stories of the Four Million
The doctor peered at me over his glasses, hesitated, and then revealed his patronym.— The Firefly of France
Only a few noble families, especially in the islands, took the Catalan patronym.— Mare Nostrum (Our Sea) A Novel
(5) Aeetes is the patronym of the kings of Colchis from mythical times onwards; e.g. Medea was the daughter of Aeetes.— Anabasis
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