dominie
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In 1966, she took over from Vanessa Redgrave as Muriel Spark's mind-bending dominie in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie at Wyndham's theatre.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 4, 2011
Its gist: A dispirited dominie is cheered on Christmas Eve by remembering that at the Last Supper, Christ offered the wine to Judas Iscariot.
From Time Magazine Archive
But in his own home, he was a dominie indeed.
From Time Magazine Archive
Then one day the dominie came calling to ask why Harry had not been in school for quite a while.
From Time Magazine Archive
The soiree with refreshments, was always a surprise, with this exception that the minister's wife was asked, with a knowing look, if the dominie was to be at home.
From Revisiting the Earth by James Langdon Hill
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