Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—H

Hustings

House—things or city courts. London has still its court of Hustings in Guildhall, in which are elected the lord mayor, the aldermen, and city members. The hustings of elections are so called because, like the court of Hustings, they are the places of elective assemblies. (Anglo-Saxon, husting, a place of council.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
Hutchinsonians
Husterloe
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

More on Hustings from Fact Monster:

  • Ida Husted Harper - Harper, Ida Husted Harper, Ida Husted, 1851–1931, American woman suffragist. Allied with the ...
  • James William HUSTED - HUSTED, James William (1870—1925) HUSTED, James William, a Representative from New York; born ...
  • Paul Oscar HUSTING - HUSTING, Paul Oscar (1866—1917) Senate Years of Service: 1915-1917 Party: Democrat HUSTING, ...
  • Susan Brownell Anthony - Anthony, Susan Brownell Anthony, Susan Brownell, 1820–1906, American reformer and leader of ...
  • James Lindsay ALMOND, Jr. - ALMOND, James Lindsay, Jr. (1898—1986) ALMOND, James Lindsay, Jr., a Representative from ...

Related Content