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Definition of Hustings

Hustings
Hustings Hus"tings, n. pl. [OE. husting an assembly, coucil, AS. h?sting; of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. h?s?ing; h?s home + ?ing thing, assembly, meeting; akin to Dan. & Sw. ting, E. thing. See House, and Thing.] 1. A court formerly held in several cities of England; specif., a court held in London, before the lord mayor, recorder, and sheriffs, to determine certain classes of suits for the recovery of lands within the city. In the progress of law reform this court has become unimportant. --Mozley & W. 2. Any one of the temporary courts held for the election of members of the British Parliament. 3. The platform on which candidates for Parliament formerly stood in addressing the electors. [Eng.] When the rotten hustings shake In another month to his brazen lies. --Tennyson.

Meaning of Hustings from wikipedia

- Look up husting or hustings in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A husting originally referred to a native Germanic governing ****embly, the thing. By metonymy...
- The Court of Hustings is a court that sat at the Guildhall in the City of London. It is believed to be the oldest court in the City of London and had the...
- Hastings Kamuzu Banda (c. 1898 – 25 November 1997) was the leader of Malawi from 1964 to 1994. He served as Prime Minister from independence in 1964 to...
- Several hustings events took place throughout the campaign, for both leadership and deputy leadership candidates. Labour-organised hustings took place...
- Berthold Juneau "Pete" Husting (March 6, 1878 – September 3, 1948) was an American baseball pitcher and attorney who served between 1933 and 1944 as United...
- dehumanising process to have the law recognise who they already are." Several hustings were organised across late January to February. The following people were...
- Johnstone Glenrothes Nine hustings were announced on 24 February 2023, including one to be held online on 5 March 2023. The hustings were live streamed on...
- LCS speakers address the crowds at Copenhagen Fields, 1795. John Gale Jones on hustings to the left....
- up to the opening of the ballot, Scottish Labour will host a series of hustings events across Scotland. The election was conducted through a postal ballot...
- Leadership Hustings in Norwich, archived from the original on 25 August 2022, retrieved 25 August 2022 "The Final Countdown: Tory leadership hustings live on...