"skilla" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: skillas [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} skilla (plural skillas)
  1. (historical) A bell at the seniors' table in the refectory of a medieval monastery in England. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-skilla-en-noun-iVixpf4L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "text": "[…] 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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        "(historical) A bell at the seniors' table in the refectory of a medieval monastery in England."
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