单词 | council-room |
释义 | > as lemmascouncil-room council-room n. = council-chamber n. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > [noun] > place of > hall, house, or room moot-houseOE moot hall1305 council house1393 chamber1428 council-chamberc1515 session-house1599 camera1658 council-hall1683 council-room1774 1774 in 14th Rep. Royal Comm. Hist. MSS (1895) II. App. x. MSS. Dartmouth 244 Survey of the fireplace and chimneypiece of the Council room at Fort George, New York. 1809 A. Henry Trav. 48 After our entering the council-room, and taking our seats, one of the chiefs commenced an address. 1836 Knickerbocker Mag. 7 385 The iron encasement of apparent apathy..is laid aside in the council-room. 1842 J. Bischoff Comprehensive Hist. Woollen Manuf. II. 117 The Duke of Wellington..had proposed that both parties should meet in the council room, and calmly discuss the question before the ministers. < as lemmas |
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