fosterage

Example Sentences

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Indeed, I repent me of what was done by me to her, for that, in any case, she is my nurse and hath over me the right of fosterage.

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 07 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

If thou wouldst nurse him till he comes to the measure of youth, then whatsoever woman saw thee should envy thee; such gifts of fosterage would my mother give thee.”

From The Homeric Hymns A New Prose Translation; and Essays, Literary and Mythological by Lang, Andrew

O my son, for the sake of my fosterage of thee and my service to thee, spare this young lady, for indeed she has done nothing deserving of death.

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume I by Payne, John

It is said that Mananan mac Lir had a daughter who was given in fosterage to the Danaan prince Angus, whose fairy palace was at Brugh na Boyna.

From Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race by Rolleston, T. W. (Thomas William)

O my son, by the rights of my fosterage and by my long service to thee, I conjure thee pardon this young lady, for indeed she hath done nothing deserving such doom.

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 01 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir