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sectary

[sek-tuh-ree] / ˈsɛk tə ri /




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The latter was commissioned by the home sectary and Sir Ken.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2025

An ex-senior adviser recalled being sent a document about a reform agenda and a permanent sectary ordering them to "just bin it immediately".

From BBC • Aug. 7, 2023

When he dons the garb of the sectary, he naturally becomes weakened, and loses his chief charm.

From John Greenleaf Whittier His Life, Genius, and Writings by Kennedy, W. Sloane

His other works—Scenes of light comedy in them—Portraits of the upstart, of the sectary, &c.

From The English Novel in the Time of Shakespeare by Jusserand, J. J.

In truth the rough conclusions voiced by the angry sectary merely confirmed my own fear.

From Prisoners of Chance The Story of What Befell Geoffrey Benteen, Borderman, through His Love for a Lady of France by Parrish, Randall