admonitor

Example Sentences

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She secured the hat now, and ran unceremoniously away from her admonitor, to join Alix, Peter, and Martin for the daily ceremony of walking into the village for the mail.

From Sisters by Norris, Kathleen Thompson

When his admonitor said "Go," Wodehouse made a step towards the door, and for an instant felt the exhilaration of enfranchisement.

From The Perpetual Curate by Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret)

On paper he was limited by the possibility of being deposed and by the election, independently of his influence, of an "admonitor" and some assistants.

From The Age of the Reformation by Smith, Preserved

It is the oldest preacher and admonitor in this churchyard.

From Tales of the Chesapeake by Townsend, George Alfred

Father Provincial removed me from my office, and I became his secretary and admonitor.

From Studies from Court and Cloister: being essays, historical and literary dealing mainly with subjects relating to the XVIth and XVIIth centuries by Stone, J. M. (Jean Mary)