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单词 speak-house
释义

speak-housen.

Etymology: < speak v. + house n.1 Compare the earlier speech-house.
1. A room, in a convent or monastery, where conversation was permitted or visitors received; the parlour. Obsolete.
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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).
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