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Definition of Preyers
1. preyer [n] - See also: preyer
Lexicographical Neighbors of Preyers
Literary usage of Preyers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. English Prose (1137-1890) by John Matthews Manly (1909)
"... that condescend- eth to the rightful preyers of his frend," therfor have I
... preyers ..."
2. "Here Lies": Being a Collection of Ancient and Modern, Humorous and Queer by Walter Henry Howe (1900)
"... only yee should not hym forget In your good preyers: to God he tooke hys wey,
On thousand fyve ..."
3. The Harleian Miscellany: Or, A Collection of Scarce, Curious, and by William Oldys, John Malham (1808)
"... of longe preyers ne ys not the ... her preyers as these other chapmen ; but,
Lorde, ... it be not so well sold as other mennes preyers. ..."
4. Some Feudal Coats of Arms from Heraldic Rolls 1298-1418: Illustrated with by Joseph Foster (1902)
"preyers, Sir Thomas de, of Essex -(E. n. Roll) bore, vert, a bend argent cotised
or; Parly. Roll. Preys, Sir Philip de-(E. in. Roll) bore, paly (6) or and ..."
5. Some Feudal Coats of Arms from Heraldic Rolls 1298-1418: Illustrated with by Joseph Foster (1902)
"... F. preyers, Sir John, of Esses—(E. lL Roll) bore, gules, a fess double ...
preyers, Sir Thomas de, of Essex (E. n. Roll) bore, vert, a bend argent ..."
6. The Wonders of the World, in Nature, Art, and Mind by Robert Sears (1856)
"Owls have the feet of nearly the same form with diurnal preyers, namely, three
toes in the front and one to the rear ; they have very sharp and crooked ..."
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