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Alsatia
[al-sey-shuh]
noun
name formerly given to the Whitefriars district in London, England, which was a sanctuary for debtors and lawbreakers.
ancient name of Alsace.
Alsatia
/ æˈɪʃə /
noun
the ancient name for Alsace
an area around Whitefriars, London, in the 17th century, which was a sanctuary for criminals and debtors
Example Sentences
"Known, you mean? I should hope so. It's where I was born and raised. Alsatia, we call it."
Examples discussed earlier in this series include Alsatia and Zomia, see this previous post.
Alas! said the traveller, harassed as I am, I want nothing but a bed.———I have one as soft as is in Alsatia, said the host.
The place was filled with tobacco smoke and the sickly odor of anisado, which was, however, no great disadvantage, since the natural reek of a Spanish Alsatia is more unpleasant still.
Bertha's Black Box is the title of a new Serial Story, by a popular and prolific writer, to be commenced in an early number of Alsatia.
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