an asylum, a sanctuary (the later explanations seem to be baseless conjectures).
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| 释义 | the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > refuge or shelter > [noun] > inviolable refuge, sanctuary, or asylum > an asylum or sanctuary (11) frithsoken1014 an asylum, a sanctuary (the later explanations seem to be baseless conjectures). gritha1300 concrete. A place of protection; a sanctuary, asylum. sanctuaryc1374 A church or other sacred place in which, by the law of the medieval church, a fugitive from justice, or a debtor, was entitled to immunity from… city of refuge (alsorefute)a1425 any of the six towns in ancient Israel and Judah in which (according to Mosaic law) perpetrators of manslaughter could claim the right of asylum… grith-placea1425 a place, stool, etc. at which sanctuary was taken. grith-stonea1425 = grith-place n. grith-towna1425 = grith-place n. asylumc1430 A sanctuary or inviolable place of refuge and protection for criminals and debtors, from which they cannot be forcibly removed without sacrilege. abbey1675 Scottish. The precincts of Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, as a sanctuary for insolvent debtors (cf. sanctuary, n.1 5a). Cf. abbey laird, n. Now historical… flemensfirth1805 Misused for: An asylum for outlaws. Subcategories:— specific (1) |
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