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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_113186" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_113186" /> == | ||
<p> (1): | <p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' n.) [[A]] title anciently given to the pope, and later to other church dignitaries and some monastic orders. See Don, and Dan. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' n.) In [[Portugal]] and Brazil, the title given to a member of the higher classes. </p> | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_37607" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_37607" /> == | ||
<p> a title of respect given to the [[Benedictines]] and canons, being the abbreviation of dominus, which was the | <p> a title of respect given to the [[Benedictines]] and canons, being the abbreviation of dominus, which was the Latin for the mediaeval ser (sieur), and sir of the Reformation, and was applied to non-graduate priests. The [[A.B.]] of [[Cambridge]] is now designated "dominus," but the [[A.M.,]] as at Oxford, is "dominus magister," and the [[D.D.]] "dominus doctor." </p> | ||
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