Definitions
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- adjective Of or pertaining to the
monitorial system ofinstruction followed by Joseph Lancaster (1778–1838), in which the advancedpupils in a schoolteach the pupils below them.
Etymologies
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Examples
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He taught on the "Lancasterian" and "Monitorial" system, making his pupils at least accurate spellers.
Biennial Report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction of North Carolina, for the Scholastic Years 1898-'99 to 1899-1900 Charles Harden 1896
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In his Henry VI Part 3, he has the Lancasterian monarch in the scene imagined by the Victorian artist William Dyce, above reflect on the bloodshed at Towton: O piteous spectacle!
Bloody times Burke's Corner 2007
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In his Henry VI Part 3, he has the Lancasterian monarch in the scene imagined by the Victorian artist William Dyce, above reflect on the bloodshed at Towton: O piteous spectacle!
Archive 2007-08-01 Burke's Corner 2007
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As Kettle's article informs us, it was the scene in 1461 of the bloodiest battle fought on British soil, as the Lancasterian and Yorkist armies clashed during the dynastic conflict that was the War of the Roses.
Bloody times Burke's Corner 2007
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As Kettle's article informs us, it was the scene in 1461 of the bloodiest battle fought on British soil, as the Lancasterian and Yorkist armies clashed during the dynastic conflict that was the War of the Roses.
Archive 2007-08-01 Burke's Corner 2007
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She secured a large room belonging to an old house, opposite her own dwelling, and established a school for girls on the Lancasterian pattern there.
Elizabeth Fry Mrs. E. R. Pitman
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In 1812 the trustees of the Lancasterian school solicited the attendance of several pious ladies, to give catechetical instruction to their scholars one afternoon in every week: and Mrs. Graham was one of those who attended regularly to this duty.
The Power of Faith Exemplified In The Life And Writings Of The Late Mrs. Isabella Graham. Isabella Graham
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The school is conducted generally on the Lancasterian plan.
The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus American Anti-Slavery Society
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Lancasterian, or monitorial, system of instruction was introduced
History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880. Vol. 2 (of 2) Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens George Washington Williams
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What has been done is this: -- In order to augment the public library I have bought a large collection of choice books; I have augmented the number of schools, and increased the salary of some of the masters, besides licensing innumerable private schools; and, aware of the benefits of the method of mutual instruction, I have opened a Lancasterian school.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil And Residence There During Part of the Years 1821, 1822, 1823 Maria Graham
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