单词 | Alsatia |
释义 | Alsatia|ælˈseɪʃ(ɪ)ə| [L. form of El-sasz, i.e. foreign settlement, Fr. Alsace.] 1. A province west of the middle Rhine, which has formed a ‘debatable ground’ between France and Germany, whence, 2. Cant name for the precinct of White Friars in London, formerly a sanctuary for debtors and law-breakers; hence, an asylum for criminals.
1688Shadwell (title) The Squire of Alsatia. 1822Scott Nigel xvi. (1878) 204 The lawless and turbulent society of Alsatia. 1865Daily Tel. 22 Dec. 4/6 The two countries are so closely allied that one cannot possibly be turned into an Alsatia for the criminals of the other. |

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