clocher

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But down south, in French rugby's heartlands l'esprit de clocher - literally 'the spirit of the belltower' - is a thing.

From BBC • Sep. 9, 2023

Blavignac, in Comptes et depenses de la construction du clocher de Saint-Nicolas a Fribourg en Suisse, comes to a similar conclusion.

From Mutual Aid; a factor of evolution by Kropotkin, Petr Alekseevich, kniaz

The cathedral of Coutances alone has preserved its central clocher of the thirteenth century, and even there it is not complete; its stone fleche is wanting.

From Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres by Adams, Henry

The clocher or belfry of St. Front is accredited as being one of the most remarkable eleventh-century erections of its kind in any land.

From The Cathedrals of Southern France by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)

The south porch is the most highly developed feature as to Medi�val style, but the attraction lies mainly in its ensembled massiveness, with its two sturdy towers and a ridiculously spired south clocher.

From The Cathedrals of Northern France by McManus, Blanche