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- noun Archaic form of
professor .
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Examples
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[Nialus the first knowne professour of Christian faith in Island.]
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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[Nialus the first knowne professour of Christian faith in Island.]
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Secularis, the Lord Ruthven, (father to him that prudentlie gave counsall to tack just punishment upoun that knaif Dawie, [261] for that he abused the unhappy King Hary [262] in mo cases then one,) a stout and discreat man in the cause of God, and Maister Henrie Balnevis, ane old professour: For the parte of the Clargie, Hay, Dene of Restalrige, [263] and certane old Boses with him.
The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox
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After going to great lengths to impress his mentor, the filmmaker in these commercials will happily accept inexplicable rejection and admiringly accepts his new task - taking the studio head's script while spurting out accolades like "ameer" (prince) and "professour" (professor).
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After going to great lengths to impress his mentor, the filmmaker in these commercials will happily accept inexplicable rejection and admiringly accepts his new task - taking the studio head's script while spurting out accolades like "ameer" (prince) and "professour" (professor).
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Ipswich in 1645 'Mother Lakeland hath been a professour of Religion, a constant hearer of the Word for these many years, and yet a witch (as she confessed) for the space of near twenty years'. [
The Witch-cult in Western Europe A Study in Anthropology Margaret Alice Murray 1913
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[Sidenote: Nialus the first knowne professour of Christian faith in
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 01 Richard Hakluyt 1584
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