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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- Italian-born English prelate and political adviser who was archbishop of Canterbury (1070–1089) and a counselor of William the Conqueror.
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Examples
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My guess is that in Lanfranc’s day ‘cunte’ was just the normal, average everyday word for vagina.
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"At least I shall have him," Lanfranc cried, his voice almost wheedling, so great was his desire.
Chapter 11 2010
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"Let me then wet it for you, Sainte-Maure," Lanfranc asked of me, eager himself to do for an Italian.
Chapter 11 2010
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And while he fumed and strutted, I glimpsed Robert Lanfranc, beckoned him to us, and explained the happening.
Chapter 11 2010
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I explained no more to Lanfranc than my need of him, and he was little interested to pry deeper into the matter.
Chapter 11 2010
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As I fell I could see the concern on the faces of Lanfranc and
Chapter 11 2010
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Lanfranc looked inquiry at him, and de Goncourt nodded.
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Yet I knew, as Lanfranc and I hastened on, that ere many days, or hours, the flame-headed youth would see to it that we measured steel together on the grass.
Chapter 11 2010
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His intellectual and spiritual gifts brought him rapid advancement, and when Lanfranc was appointed abbot of Caen in 1063, Anselm was elected to succeed him as prior.
Saint Anselm Williams, Thomas 2007
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Lanfranc was a scholar and teacher of wide reputation, and under his leadership the school at Bec had become an important center of learning, especially in dialectic.
Saint Anselm Williams, Thomas 2007
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