Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A superintendent.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun rare Superintendent.
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According to an old book, I find that it was built in the reign of Henri II. by Nicolas de Cointerot, the King's minister of finance; a 'surintendant's' castle ought to form a noteworthy feature of the landscape. "
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According to an old book, I find that it was built in the reign of Henri II. by Nicolas de Cointerot, the King's minister of finance; a 'surintendant's' castle ought to form a noteworthy feature of the landscape. "
Memoirs of Madame de Montespan — Volume 2 Fran��oise-Ath��na��s de Rochechouart de Mortemart Montespan 1674
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According to an old book, I find that it was built in the reign of Henri II. by Nicolas de Cointerot, the King's minister of finance; a 'surintendant's' castle ought to form a noteworthy feature of the landscape. "
Memoirs of Madame de Montespan — Complete Fran��oise-Ath��na��s de Rochechouart de Mortemart Montespan 1674
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The six priests, whom the surintendant had appointed, officiated in the large chapel or little church attached to the castle.
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Archbishop of Cambrai (1720), cardinal and surintendant des postes
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913
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MIGNAULT, Droit paroissial (Montreal, 1893); Rapport du surintendant de l'instruction publique pour 1909-1910; Le Canada ecclésiastique
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913
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I cannot very distinctly remember what they are; but they establish the fact that the surintendant, according to these letters, which are signed by
The Vicomte de Bragelonne Or Ten Years Later being the completion of "The Three Musketeers" And "Twenty Years After" Alexandre Dumas p��re 1836
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"A surintendant who is never sordid or niggardly," added Monsieur; "and who pays in gold all the orders I have on him."
The Vicomte de Bragelonne Or Ten Years Later being the completion of "The Three Musketeers" And "Twenty Years After" Alexandre Dumas p��re 1836
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The noise the surintendant made aroused her; she ran to take from under the door the letter that he had thrust there, and which simply said, "Come, marquise; we are waiting supper for you."
The Vicomte de Bragelonne Or Ten Years Later being the completion of "The Three Musketeers" And "Twenty Years After" Alexandre Dumas p��re 1836
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"I could not buy it just yet, since the surintendant will only sell for ready money, and no one has a million and a half to throw down at once."
The Vicomte de Bragelonne Or Ten Years Later being the completion of "The Three Musketeers" And "Twenty Years After" Alexandre Dumas p��re 1836
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