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Definition of Besetters
1. besetter [n] - See also: besetter
Lexicographical Neighbors of Besetters
Literary usage of Besetters
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Source Problems on the French Revolution by Fred Morrow Fling, Helene Dresser Fling (1913)
"It contained bitter complaints against the besetters of the throne who wish to
detach the nation from its august chief is to make of him a party leader. ..."
2. The History of the Kirk of Scotland by David Calderwood (1844)
"The king grudged that the besetters of the Abbey were not excommunicated, and
said it would not be weill till noblemen and gentlemen gott licence to breake ..."
3. Pleas of the Crown for the Hundred of Swineshead and the Township of Bristol by England Curia Regis, Edward James Watson (1902)
"Another duty of the besetters was to send for the coroner to come and parley with
the fugitive,1 when the criminal might either elect to stand his trial or ..."
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