单词 | ladies' gallery |
释义 | > as lemmasladies' gallery ladies' gallery n. a gallery reserved for women in a hall, courtroom, etc.; spec. (in the United Kingdom) such a gallery in the House of Commons (now historical). ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > governing or legislative body of a nation or community > English or British parliament > [noun] > place of > occupied by lower house > parts of table?1572 treasury-bench1775 side gallery1778 ladies' gallery1815 ventilator1822 pairing desk1899 1815 Ann. Reg. 1814 ii. Misc. 562/1 Other galleries were erected for two full military bands over the entrance leading to the Council Chamber, and above the ladies' galleries. 1897 ‘Ouida’ Massarenes xvii The speaker's box..is much more comfortable than the Lady's Gallery. 1950 Times 18 Oct. 5/6 The ladies' gallery has been abolished and the seats for strangers..are for the most part grouped together in the south gallery. 1992 S. S. Sered Women as Ritual Experts vi. 113 At the synagogue women sit in the ladies' gallery, which is entirely closed off from the men's section. < as lemmas |
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