institutor

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He took a considerable part in the rebuilding of London after the great fire of 1666, and has a claim to be considered the institutor of fire-insurance in England, which he started somewhere about 1680.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" by Various

Behind them and in his monk's frock comes the inquisitor John Lemaitre, together with Peter of Estivet, the official institutor of the process, William Erard and two registrars, carrying parchments and writing portfolios.

From The Executioner's Knife Or Joan of Arc by Sue, Eug?ne

He is allowed to be the same with Menes, whom all historians declare to be the first king of Egypt, the institutor of the worship of the gods, and of the ceremonies of the sacrifices.

From The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) by Rollin, Charles

My very dear brothers: Peter of Estivet, institutor of the process against Joan the Maid, will concisely state our petition.

From The Executioner's Knife Or Joan of Arc by Sue, Eug?ne

Canon Peter of Estivet, the institutor of the process, is in his seat.

From The Executioner's Knife Or Joan of Arc by Sue, Eug?ne