What does the word jesuit mean?

Usage examples for jesuit

  1. At this moment, the wind, which continued to rise, brought to the ear of the Jesuit the war song of the approaching Wolves. – The Wandering Jew, Book VIII. by Eugene Sue
  2. Formerly they were called the Rapids des Peres, from a Jesuit college which had been established there by the French. – Diary in America, Series One by Frederick Marryat (AKA Captain Marryat)