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

William compelled Thomas to profess obedience to Lanfranc personally, and, with respect to the future, ordered that the question should be decided by the Pope.

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

In England Archbishop Lanfranc of Canterbury probably stood closest to him; in France his champion was Bishop Hugo of Di�, who afterwards ascended the archiepiscopal chair of Lyons.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" by Various

Under William and Lanfranc the English Church made its power felt in yet unconquered Celtic lands.

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

His Surgery contains many case histories, for he rightly opined that good notes of cases are the soundest foundation of good practice; and in this opinion and method Lanfranc followed him.

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

William of Salicet was destined, moreover, to be surpassed in some ways by his most distinguished pupil, Lanfranc, who taught at the University of Paris at the end of the Thirteenth Century.

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