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Erandson of Linus

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Tradition further adds that ucius wrote to Eleutherus, Bishop of Rome, to send missionaries to Britain to convert the people.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Truyền thống cho rằng thêm ucius viết thư cho Eleutherus

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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.

Topics: Historical slang (1800s)

Common questions

What does “Erandson of Linus” mean?

Tradition further adds that ucius wrote to Eleutherus, Bishop of Rome, to send missionaries to Britain to convert the people.

Is “Erandson of Linus” formal or informal?

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