General Letter Officen.

Brit.

/ˌdʒɛn(ə)rəl ˈlɛtər ˌɒfɪs/,

/ˌdʒɛn(ə)rl̩ ˈlɛtər ˌɒfɪs/, U.S.

/ˌdʒɛn(ə)rəl ˈlɛdər ˌɔfəs/,

/ˌdʒɛn(ə)rəl ˈlɛdər ˌɑfəs/

Forms: see general adj. and n. and letter n.¹ and office n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: general adj., letter office n. at letter n.¹ Compounds 2.

Etymology: < general adj. + letter office n. at letter n.¹ Compounds 2.

Now historical.

= General Post Office n.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > correspondence > postal services > [noun] > post office > head post office > in London

General Post Office1657

General Letter Office1660

GPO1764

1660 Act 12 Chas. II c. 35 §1 Be it therefore enacted..that there be from henceforth one Generall Letter Office erected and established in some convenient place within the Citty of London from whence all Letters..may be with speede..sent unto any part of the Kingdomes of England, Scotland and Ireland [etc.].

1676 London Gaz. No. 1081/4 During His Majesties stay at Newmarket, a Post will go thither every Night about 10 a Clock from the General Letter Office in London.

1711 Royal Proclam. 23 June in London Gaz. No. 4866/1 That..there be one General Letter-Office and Post-Office established in the City of London.

1800 Votes House of Commons of Irel. 1 Mar. 194 A general Letter-office or Post-office..be continued within this Kingdom.

1826 Q. Rev. June 79 It appears that a general letter-office was not founded till the year 1619 [in France].

1996 C. J. Sommerville News Revol. in Eng. vi. 83 Previously [to 1680], Londoners had gone to the General Letter Office to pick up their letters.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	general letter office
释义	General Letter Officen. Brit. /ˌdʒɛn(ə)rəl ˈlɛtər ˌɒfɪs/, /ˌdʒɛn(ə)rl̩ ˈlɛtər ˌɒfɪs/, U.S. /ˌdʒɛn(ə)rəl ˈlɛdər ˌɔfəs/, /ˌdʒɛn(ə)rəl ˈlɛdər ˌɑfəs/ Forms: see general adj. and n. and letter n.¹ and office n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: general adj., letter office n. at letter n.¹ Compounds 2. Etymology: < general adj. + letter office n. at letter n.¹ Compounds 2. Now historical. = General Post Office n. ΘΚΠ society > communication > correspondence > postal services > [noun] > post office > head post office > in London General Post Office1657 General Letter Office1660 GPO1764 1660 Act 12 Chas. II c. 35 §1 Be it therefore enacted..that there be from henceforth one Generall Letter Office erected and established in some convenient place within the Citty of London from whence all Letters..may be with speede..sent unto any part of the Kingdomes of England, Scotland and Ireland [etc.]. 1676 London Gaz. No. 1081/4 During His Majesties stay at Newmarket, a Post will go thither every Night about 10 a Clock from the General Letter Office in London. 1711 Royal Proclam. 23 June in London Gaz. No. 4866/1 That..there be one General Letter-Office and Post-Office established in the City of London. 1800 Votes House of Commons of Irel. 1 Mar. 194 A general Letter-office or Post-office..be continued within this Kingdom. 1826 Q. Rev. June 79 It appears that a general letter-office was not founded till the year 1619 [in France]. 1996 C. J. Sommerville News Revol. in Eng. vi. 83 Previously [to 1680], Londoners had gone to the General Letter Office to pick up their letters. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1660
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