Bellhouse
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A structure housing a bell or bells; bell tower; belfry
"To constitute a Thane, it was necessary that he should possess a distinct office in the King's Court; or, being a churle or countryman, that he should have “fully five hides of his own land, a church, a kitchen, a bellhouse, and a boroughgate with a seat.”"
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More examples"To constitute a Thane, it was necessary that he should possess a distinct office in the King's Court; or, being a churle or countryman, that he should have “fully five hides of his own land, a church, a kitchen, a bellhouse, and a boroughgate with a seat.”"
Etymology
From Middle English belhous, bellehous, from Old English belhūs, bellhūs, equivalent to bell + house.
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