Alsatia

name, slang

name, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An area lying north of London's River Thames, once privileged as a sanctuary and thus known as a refuge for criminals. It spanned from the Whitefriars monastery to the south of the west end of Fleet Street and adjacent to the Temple. historical, slang

    "Whitefriars, adjacent to the Temple, then well known by the cant name of Alsatia, had at this time, and for nearly a century afterwards, the privilege of a sanctuary[.]"

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alsace

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"Whitefriars, adjacent to the Temple, then well known by the cant name of Alsatia, had at this time, and for nearly a century afterwards, the privilege of a sanctuary[.]"

Etymology

Named for the region of Alsace, a region outside legislative and juridical lines. More at Alsatia.

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