单词 | statute hall |
释义 | > as lemmasstatute hall statute hall n. British (now historical) a hall used during a statute fair for the hiring of servants or farm labourers. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > working > labour supply > [noun] > hiring market statute sessions1562 statutea1600 sittinga1642 mop1677 statute fair1704 port1760 statute hall1763 statute hiring1793 hiring1825 feeing market1865 hiring-fair1883 Soul-mass hiring1884 giglet-fair1890 1763 Gazetteer & London Daily Advertiser 9 June The Proprietors of Statute Hall, by Tottenham Court Road, shall for the future open their Hall two Days in every Week..for hiring Servants and Apprentices. 1772 Town & Country Mag. 33 She..resolved..to repair to one of the Statute-halls, in order to obtain a place in quality of servants. 1999 Stud. Eng. Lit. 1500–1900 39 517 A new set of prints..was released, showing at one point, Moll visiting the Statute Hall. < as lemmas |
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