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Meaning of skilla | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

A bell at the seniors' table in the refectory of a medieval monastery in England.

Examples

“[…] 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" […]”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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See also

skillage Skilled skillenton Skillern skillessly skillessness

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