Lanfranc

American  

[lan-frangk] / ˈlæn fræŋk /

noun

1. 1005?–89, Italian Roman Catholic prelate and scholar in England: archbishop of Canterbury 1070–89.

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Lanfranc British  

/ ˈlænfræŋk /

noun

1. ?1005–89, Italian ecclesiastic and scholar; archbishop of Canterbury (1070–89) and adviser to William the Conqueror. He instituted many reforms in the English Church

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Example Sentences

We do not call Lanfranc an Englishman, nor even Adrian the Fourth an Italian.

From Science and Medieval Thought The Harveian Oration Delivered Before the Royal College of Physicians, October 18, 1900 by Allbutt, Sir Thomas Clifford

William's great pupil, Lanfranc, followed him in this, and Lanfranc encouraged the practise at the University of Paris.

From The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)

Most of William’s bishops were men of high character, for his appointments were free from simony, and were, no doubt, suggested by Lanfranc; and the king himself had no liking for evil men.

From The English Church in the Middle Ages by Hunt, William

The English hospital ship Lanfranc was carrying many wounded Germans to England when she was torpedoed.

From Lest We Forget World War Stories by Bigwood, Inez

In Lanfranc he found an archbishop after his own heart, in exalting whose position he strengthened his own.

From The English Church in the Middle Ages by Hunt, William