/ · 1894 Brewer’s · P · Piarists
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
or Brethren of the Pious School. A religious congregation founded in the 16th century by Joseph of Calasanza, for the better instruction and education of the middle and higher classes.
· ·
Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.
· 
· 