Inquisitor-General

the head of the Spanish court of Inquisition

Example sentences from the Web for inquisitor-general

The inquisitor-general and Suprema were distant and held no direct relations with the community.

A History of The Inquisition of Spain; vol. 2, |Henry Charles Lea
Philip, in consequence, gave the necessary orders to the inquisitor-general to intercept these works.

The History of the Inquisition of Spain from the Time of its Establishment to the Reign of Ferdinand VII. |Juan Antonio Llorente
The commission as inquisitor-general was duly issued on June 5, 1507.

A History of the Inquisition of Spain; vol. 1 |Henry Charles Lea
The inquisitor-general adopted the favorite inquisitorial device of evasion.

A History of the Inquisition of Spain; vol. 4 |Henry Charles Lea

Diogo da Silva was to be inquisitor-general, with the right of the king to appoint an associate.

A History of the Inquisition of Spain; vol. 3 |Henry Charles Lea