单词 | guestling |
释义 | guestlingn.1 The name of an assembly of representatives of the corporations of the Cinque Ports, formerly held annually. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > conversation > [noun] > conferring or consulting > a conference > particular types of parliament?a1400 diet1471 symposiac1603 by-conference1625 guestling1629 sanhedrim1653 comitia1684 symposium1784 assembly1794 powwow1812 neighbourhood meeting1823 colloquium1861 congress1861 party conference1875 indaba1894 press conference1908 case conference1913 story conference1920 telemeeting1973 poster session1974 START1981 presser1988 1629 in Boys Sandwich (1792) 749 The ancient assemblies of brotherhood and guestling. 1683 Addr. from Cinque-Ports in London Gaz. No. 1857/2 The humble Address of the Mayors, Bayliffs [etc.] of the Cinque-Ports..Assembled at a Brotherhood and Guestling holden at New Romeney. 1771 Gentleman's Mag. 41 332 To represent that Corporation [Sandwich] at a general meeting of the Cinque Ports, two antient towns, and their Members, called the Brotherhood and Guestling. 1888 M. Burrows Cinque Ports 177-8 The Guestling consisted of the Mayor (formerly the Bailiff), two jurats, and two commoners from each of the seven Corporate Members of the Ports, to which in modern times was added Deal. When both sets of representatives were assembled they were called a ‘Brotherhood and Guestling’. 1891 J. Simson Hist. Thanet 30 The books recording the proceedings of the Brotherhoods and Guestlings of the Cinque Ports are still extant. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2020). guestlingn.2 A young guest. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > social event > hospitality > guest > [noun] > young guestling1855 1855 P. J. Bailey Mystic 141 The fay-queen..Came forthright to greet her crownèd spouse, and royal guestling there. 1876 J. L. Motley Let. 18 Aug. in Corr. (1889) II. xi. 393 The déjuner dinatoire was worthy of the imperial guestlings. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.11629n.21855 |
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