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  • Verily a strange tale is mine and 'tis this: -- Yon two black bitches are my eldest sisters by one mother and father; and these two others, she who beareth upon her the signs of stripes and the third our procuratrix are my sisters by another mother.

    Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855

  • Verily a strange tale is mine and ’tis this: — Yon two black bitches are my eldest sisters by one mother and father; and these two others, she who beareth upon her the signs of stripes and the third our procuratrix are my sisters by another mother.

    The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

  • Thereupon the procuratrix rose end brought her a second change of clothes after she had sprinkled water on her.

    The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

  • Then the procuratrix rose and set in the midst of the saloon a low chair and, opening a closet, cried to the Porter, “Come help me.”

    The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

  • After a while we were joined by our other sister, the procuratrix, who goeth out every morning and buyeth all we require for the day and night; and we continued in such condition till this last night.

    The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

  • Thereupon the portress sat upon a low seat by the couch side, but the procuratrix, entering a closet, brought out of it a bag of satin with green fringes and two tassels of gold.

    Tehran Winter Naipaul, V.S. 1981

  • But the procuratrix interposed, saying: "Nay, O my sisters, leave teasing him, for by Allah he hath not failed us this day, and had he been other he never had kept patience with me, so whatever be his shot and scot I will take it upon myself."

    Tehran Winter Naipaul, V.S. 1981

  • A course of normal training is carried on in connexion with the novitiate properly so called, and summer sessions are held during the vacation for all teachers who return to the mother-house for the annual retreat, The administrative faculty is an elective body comprising a superior-general and three assistants, a secretary, procuratrix, treasurer, and a general chapter.

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913

  • Aided by assistants, she appoints a procuratrix over each lesser establishment and assigns the grades and most of the offices.

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913

  • And so, when Sister Mary of the Sacred Heart [152] was procuratrix, she endeavoured to look after me with a mother's tenderness.

    Story of a Soul (l'Histoire d'une Ame): The Autobiography of St. Therese of Lisieux 1873-1897 1912

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