单词 | speak-house |
释义 | speak-housen.ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > monastic property (general) > monastery or convent > parts of monastery > [noun] > parlour speech-housec1050 parlour?c1225 colloque1482 locutory1482 speak-housec1650 parlatory1651 locutorium1655 parloir1728 speak-room1756 fratry1874 c1650 in J. Morris Troubles Catholic Forefathers (1872) (modernized text) 1st ser. 275 Those Cloisters of this Order..did sometimes invite them to dinner, and made great cheer with plenty of wine in their speakhouse. 1762 B. F. E. tr. Marin Perf. Relig. 5 What can be thought of a Religious who runs with eagerness..to the Speak-house, whenever called. 2. In the South Sea Islands, a large hut used as a place of council. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > [noun] > place of > hall, house, or room > in foreign country > in South Sea Islands speak-house1893 1893 R. L. Stevenson Island Nights' Entertainm. 4 Getting tabooed, and going down to the Speak House to see and get it taken off. 1901 G. Balfour Life R. L. Stevenson II. iv. 80 A large ‘speak-house’ at Tuagana, some two hours' sail down the coast. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.c1650 |
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