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hustings

/ˈhʌstɪŋz/HUH-stingz
/ˈhʌstɪŋz/HUH-stingz

Meaninghouse-assembly

Common meaning: the campaigning before an election

Journey through time

  1. Old Norse (Icelandic)húsþing‘house-assembly, council’source
  2. Old Englishhūsting‘council (of Danes)’sourceB&T
  3. Middle Englishhustingsource
  4. Englishmeaning shiftscouncil → the campaigning before an electionhustings‘the campaigning before an election’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old Norse (Icelandic) hús + þing ‘house + assembly’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry HUSTINGS, p. 278 · dictionary scan

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