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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(historical) A bell at the seniors' table in the refectory of a medieval monastery in England..
[…] during that year he was promoted to sit by the skilla in the Refectory, and Abbot Colchester must at once have sent him to Rome, for he was there as a proctor for three years up to Sep. 1390, thus excusing the Abbot his triennial visit "ad limina" […]
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Skilla means (historical) A bell at the seniors' table in the refectory of a medieval monastery in England..
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[…] during that year he was promoted to sit by the skilla in the Refectory, and Abbot Colchester must at once have sent him to Rome, for he was there as a proctor for three years up to Sep. 1390, thus excusing the Abbot his triennial visit "ad limina" […]
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