Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A foster-father.
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Examples
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_nurse-father_ of the church, Isa.xlix. 23, _the keeper and avenger of both the tables_; and _have an outward care of religion_, and _may exercise a political power about sacred things_, as did Asa,
The Divine Right of Church Government by Sundry Ministers Of Christ Within The City Of London
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