Alsatian.

Brit.

/alˈseɪʃə/, U.S.

/ælˈseɪʃə/,

/ɑlˈseɪʃə/

Forms: 1600s Alsacia, 1600s– Alsatia.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymons: proper name Alsatia, Alsacia.

Etymology: < Alsatia, †Alsacia (German Elsass , French Alsace ), former name in English of an area of Europe bordering Germany and Switzerland and now forming part of France (now Alsace : see Alsace n.) < post-classical Latin Alsatia (10th cent.), a borrowing of the German name for the region, itself of uncertain origin.In sense 1 used as a cant name for the precinct of Whitefriars (see below), owing to its perceived similarity to Alsace in the period after the Thirty Years War (1618–48), when governance of that region was contested, and it had a reputation for lawlessness and unrest. Although it is often said to be first used in sense 1 in T. Powell Wheresoeuer you see Mee (1623), Alsatia is not used in this text, although it does discuss areas in London where debtors are immune from arrest, including Whitefriars. N.E.D. (1884) also gives the pronunciation (æ̆lsēⁱ·ʃiă) /ælˈseɪʃɪə/.

1. Originally cant. The precinct of Whitefriars in London, where debtors and criminals were immune from arrest. Now historical.Whitefriars was originally the site of a medieval monastery possessing right of sanctuary; this right remained after the dissolution of the monastery until it was abolished by Act of Parliament in 1697.

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1676 H. C. Char. Honest Lawyer sig. B He..endeavours not to Pack a Jury by his interest in the Undersheriffe.., nor maintains any correspondence with the Knights of Alsatia, or Ram-ally-Vouchers.

1680 T. Shadwell Woman-captain v. 62 Let us go, we'll go to the Temple or Alsacia for refuge till the Business be over.

1688 T. Shadwell (title) The Squire of Alsatia.

a1704 T. Brown Imitation Epigram Martial in Wks. (1709) IV. 382 Not Bayliff sowre, with horrid Beard, Is more in poor Alsatia fear'd.

1788 Edinb. Mag. Oct. 242/1 The White-Friars at London was a sanctuary, and for what reason I know not, was called Alsatia; thither many broken and disorderly persons repaired.

1805 European Mag. Jan. 12/1 The theatre in Dorset-garden, which fronted the river Thames, was within the limits of Alsatia.

1822 W. Scott Fortunes of Nigel II. v. 118 The lawless and turbulent society of Alsatia.

1914 G. K. Chesterton London 14 It [sc. London] had something of the licence and privilege of that Alsatia that was its sore.

1950 Amer. Bar Assoc. Jrnl. 36 721/2 The privileged sanctuary of the outlaws in ‘Alsatia’ in London so outrageous to the dignity of the neighboring lawyers in the Temple.

2000 F. Morgan Unnatural Fire (2002) 97 The dingy dangerous dives of Alsatia.

2. allusively. A sanctuary for criminals; a lawless place.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > refuge or shelter > [noun] > inviolable refuge, sanctuary, or asylum > an asylum or sanctuary > specific

Alsatia1697

1697 W. Nicholls Conf. with Theist: Pt. II 238 What is the setting up in his Common-wealth so many Asylums, but only making a Rendezvous or an Alsatia, for a Number of Hedg-Rogues to plague their honest Neighbours.

1834 Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 4 332 Here all public duties and local authorities can be easily evaded, and it will then become an Alsatia.

1857 A. Mathews Tea-table Talk I. 205 Some blest Alsatia..wherein to gather up the waifs and strays that abound in the bye-ways.

1898 Westm. Gaz. 30 June 1/3 Chevaliers of industry migrating to a policeless Alsatia.

1921 P. H. Ditchfield City of London v. 25 A privilege [of sanctuary] that continued after the dissolution of the College converting it into an Alsatia wherein lawless men, thieves, and vagabonds, were safe from justice.

1933 ‘G. Orwell’ Down & Out xxxi. 229 The lodging-house was an Alsatia for types like these.

2000 Church Times 29 Sept. 6/1 Time was when dealers in pornography only found sanctuary in an Alsatia here and there, at which the law and the police winked their eye.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	alsatia
释义	Alsatian. Brit. /alˈseɪʃə/, U.S. /ælˈseɪʃə/, /ɑlˈseɪʃə/ Forms: 1600s Alsacia, 1600s– Alsatia. Origin: From a proper name. Etymons: proper name Alsatia, Alsacia. Etymology: < Alsatia, †Alsacia (German Elsass , French Alsace ), former name in English of an area of Europe bordering Germany and Switzerland and now forming part of France (now Alsace : see Alsace n.) < post-classical Latin Alsatia (10th cent.), a borrowing of the German name for the region, itself of uncertain origin.In sense 1 used as a cant name for the precinct of Whitefriars (see below), owing to its perceived similarity to Alsace in the period after the Thirty Years War (1618–48), when governance of that region was contested, and it had a reputation for lawlessness and unrest. Although it is often said to be first used in sense 1 in T. Powell Wheresoeuer you see Mee (1623), Alsatia is not used in this text, although it does discuss areas in London where debtors are immune from arrest, including Whitefriars. N.E.D. (1884) also gives the pronunciation (æ̆lsēⁱ·ʃiă) /ælˈseɪʃɪə/. 1. Originally cant. The precinct of Whitefriars in London, where debtors and criminals were immune from arrest. Now historical.Whitefriars was originally the site of a medieval monastery possessing right of sanctuary; this right remained after the dissolution of the monastery until it was abolished by Act of Parliament in 1697. ΚΠ 1676 H. C. Char. Honest Lawyer sig. B He..endeavours not to Pack a Jury by his interest in the Undersheriffe.., nor maintains any correspondence with the Knights of Alsatia, or Ram-ally-Vouchers. 1680 T. Shadwell Woman-captain v. 62 Let us go, we'll go to the Temple or Alsacia for refuge till the Business be over. 1688 T. Shadwell (title) The Squire of Alsatia. a1704 T. Brown Imitation Epigram Martial in Wks. (1709) IV. 382 Not Bayliff sowre, with horrid Beard, Is more in poor Alsatia fear'd. 1788 Edinb. Mag. Oct. 242/1 The White-Friars at London was a sanctuary, and for what reason I know not, was called Alsatia; thither many broken and disorderly persons repaired. 1805 European Mag. Jan. 12/1 The theatre in Dorset-garden, which fronted the river Thames, was within the limits of Alsatia. 1822 W. Scott Fortunes of Nigel II. v. 118 The lawless and turbulent society of Alsatia. 1914 G. K. Chesterton London 14 It [sc. London] had something of the licence and privilege of that Alsatia that was its sore. 1950 Amer. Bar Assoc. Jrnl. 36 721/2 The privileged sanctuary of the outlaws in ‘Alsatia’ in London so outrageous to the dignity of the neighboring lawyers in the Temple. 2000 F. Morgan Unnatural Fire (2002) 97 The dingy dangerous dives of Alsatia. 2. allusively. A sanctuary for criminals; a lawless place. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > refuge or shelter > [noun] > inviolable refuge, sanctuary, or asylum > an asylum or sanctuary > specific Alsatia1697 1697 W. Nicholls Conf. with Theist: Pt. II 238 What is the setting up in his Common-wealth so many Asylums, but only making a Rendezvous or an Alsatia, for a Number of Hedg-Rogues to plague their honest Neighbours. 1834 Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 4 332 Here all public duties and local authorities can be easily evaded, and it will then become an Alsatia. 1857 A. Mathews Tea-table Talk I. 205 Some blest Alsatia..wherein to gather up the waifs and strays that abound in the bye-ways. 1898 Westm. Gaz. 30 June 1/3 Chevaliers of industry migrating to a policeless Alsatia. 1921 P. H. Ditchfield City of London v. 25 A privilege [of sanctuary] that continued after the dissolution of the College converting it into an Alsatia wherein lawless men, thieves, and vagabonds, were safe from justice. 1933 ‘G. Orwell’ Down & Out xxxi. 229 The lodging-house was an Alsatia for types like these. 2000 Church Times 29 Sept. 6/1 Time was when dealers in pornography only found sanctuary in an Alsatia here and there, at which the law and the police winked their eye. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1676
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