Bridgewater Treatises
Preserved but no longer current.
Instituted by vhe Rev. Francis Henry Egerton, Earl of Bridgewater, in 1829. He left the interest of £8,000 to be given to the author of the best treatise on "The power, wisdom, and goodness of God, as manifested in the Creation.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Bridgewater Treatises” mean?
Instituted by vhe Rev. Francis Henry Egerton, Earl of Bridgewater, in 1829. He left the interest of £8,000 to be given to the author of the best treatise on "The power, wisdom, and goodness of God, as manifested in the Creation.
Is “Bridgewater Treatises” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.