seat of authority

Example Sentences

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The pew was his seat of authority in The Shoe, and the only chair which fitted him comfortably and in which he could place complete confidence.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey

As the seat of authority it stood at the head of the lord’s table, on his dais, by the side of his bed.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" by Various

The true seat of authority is within, not without, the human soul.

From The New Theology by Campbell, R. J. (Reginald John)

Ensconced upon the more altitudinous seat of authority he swung his lash out with a report like a starting-gun and made his way, with the necessary language, across the open and up Claxton Road.

From The Wrong Woman by Stewart, Charles D.

The girl made no reply, but as he walked back to his seat of authority she continued her work, her eyes fixed on the floor, oblivious of her surroundings.

From The Book of All-Power by Wallace, Edgar