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jailor

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jail·or  (jlr)
n.
Variant of jailer.
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Noun1.jailor - someone who guards prisonersjailor - someone who guards prisoners        
gaoler, jailer, prison guard, screw, turnkey
keeper - someone in charge of other people; "am I my brother's keeper?"
law officer, lawman, peace officer - an officer of the law
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But Rowena declined, by her gesture, the proffered compliment, and replied, ``If I be in the presence of my jailor, Sir Knight---nor will circumstances allow me to think otherwise---it best becomes his prisoner to remain standing till she learns her doom.
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But Mombi was still my grandfather's jailor, and afterward my father's jailor.
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If his jailor was willing to trust him in this way he would not betray her trust, and moreover a hot supper was being prepared for him and his prison was very pleasant and comfortable.
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