alsatia
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.13 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
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.
Slang
Example Sentences
- "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[.]"
- "Maggie always appeared in the most amiable light at her aunt Moss’s; it was her Alsatia, where she was out of the reach of law[.]"