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Definition of Manslayers
1. manslayer [n] - See also: manslayer
Lexicographical Neighbors of Manslayers
Literary usage of Manslayers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Origin and Development of the Moral Ideas by Edward Westermarck (1906)
"... are sacrificed to gods in order to appease their wrath, so manslayers are in
many cases killed in order to satisfy their victims' craving for revenge. ..."
2. Memoirs of the Life, Writings, and Opinions of the Rev. Samuel Parr, LL.D by William Field (1828)
"... Helvetius — Mandeville and Rousseau—Three furred
manslayers—Jortin—Leland—Homer—Lunn. HOOKER.—The names which learned men bear
for any length of time, ..."
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