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eyre
1[ air ]
noun
- a circuit made by an itinerant judge justice in eyre in medieval England.
- a county court held by a justice in eyre.
Eyre
2[ air ]
noun
- Lake, a shallow salt lake in S South Australia. 3,430 sq. mi. (8,885 sq. km).
eyre
1/ ɛə /
noun
- any of the circuit courts held in each shire from 1176 until the late 13th century
- justices in eyrejustices in eyre the justices travelling on circuit and presiding over such courts
Eyre
2/ ɛə /
noun
- EyreEdward John18151901MBritishTRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: explorerPOLITICS: colonial administrator Edward John. 1815–1901, British explorer and colonial administrator. He was governor of Jamaica (1864–66) until his authorization of 400 executions to suppress an uprising led to his recall
- EyreSir Richard1943MBritishTHEATRE: theatre director Sir Richard. born 1943, British theatre director: director of the Royal National Theatre (1988–97)
Eyre
3/ ɛə /
noun
- Lake EyreLake Eyre a shallow salt lake or salt flat in NE central South Australia, about 11 m (35 ft) below sea level, divided into two areas (North and South); it usually contains little or no water. Maximum area: 9600 sq km (3700 sq miles)
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Like Jane Eyre’s Rochester, Howard built his wealth and power through the theft of Indigenous resources.
A new book from Mallory Ortberg imagines what literary legends including King Lear and Jane Eyre would have texted.
(Netflix June 3) Jane Eyre (2011) Everyone knows Mr. Rochester is one of the hottest fictional characters of all time.
What were the big takeaways from your experience making Jane Eyre?
Portrait of a Lady, Jane Eyre, and then Andrew Marvell is my favorite poet.
The first thing I did was a Richard Eyre film, Stage Beauty, and I did that while I was still at Oxford during my summer vacation.
“The Quarterly” onslaught on “Jane Eyre” appeared, and all the good things that had been said were forgotten.
When the volumes 175 arrived in Ireland, there was no room for doubt as to the authorship of “Jane Eyre.”
Chief Justice Eyre, in addressing the grand-jury, referred to the act of Parliament as proof of a conspiracy.
The good news reached us that a further defeat had been inflicted upon the Arrah mutineers by Major Eyre.
For the details of this interesting and afflicting episode in Mr Eyre's narrative, we must refer our readers to the work itself.
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