Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

husting

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.45 in modern English

Syllables: hus-ting
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A platform where candidates in an election give speeches.

noun

An assembly, especially one of the retainers of a ruler.

Example Sentences

"In the Anglo-Norman period we hear of a sale of land taking place ‘in the presence of the whole husting of London, in the House of Alfwin son of Leofstan’ and of land deraigned ‘by judgment of the husting’."

Etymology

From Middle English husting, from Old English hūsting, borrowed from Old Norse húsþing (“house assembly”), from hús (“house”) + þing (“council, meeting”), equivalent to house + thing. Cognate with Icelandic húsþing (“assembly”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: husting, hūsting, húsþing

Inflected Forms

hustings (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

hustings thing folkmoot

Questions

What does husting mean?: A platform where candidates in an election give speeches.
Where does husting come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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