Boniface
['bɑnə,fes]
Definition
(noun.) (Roman Catholic Church) Anglo-Saxon missionary who was sent to Frisia and Germany to spread the Christian faith; was martyred in Frisia (680-754).
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Definition
(n.) An innkeeper.
Editor: Seth
Definition
n. a generic name for an innkeeper like 'mine host' or 'landlord'—from the hearty Boniface of Farquhar's Beaux' Stratagem.
Edited by Blair
Examples
- The coachman, Mr. Boniface, had also had the honour of driving the duchess in auld lang syne. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- The people of Anagni did resent the first outrage, and rose against Nogaret to liberate Boniface, but then Anagni was the Pope's native town. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- He pulls stroke in the Boniface boat. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- You shall wear this pretty dress, said Worcester, and my coachman, Boniface, shall come down to the North with us to give you away. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- In 1294 Boniface VIII became Pope. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Boniface, of course, must be gaily dressed, said I, and wear a large nosegay. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
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