market townn.

Brit.

/ˈmɑːkɪt taʊn/, U.S.

/ˈmɑrkət ˌtaʊn/

Forms: see market n. and town n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: market n., town n.

Etymology: < market n. + town n.Compare Dutch marktstad and German Marktstadt town where a market is held regularly.

A town permitted to hold a market; a town where a market is held regularly. Also: †a trading town (obsolete).In British law, a town could formerly only hold a market by virtue of a royal grant of franchise (later also by Act of Parliament); however, in many cases long usage has been taken to presuppose such a grant.

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society > trade and finance > trading place > a centre of commerce > [noun] > trading town > town having privilege of holding market

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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town > [noun] > market town

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society > trade and finance > trading place > a centre of commerce > [noun] > trading town

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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town > [noun] > trading town

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1449 Rolls of Parl. V. 150 In..Markettownes.

1523 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Surueyeng xv. f. 28^v They ought to aske them [sc. stray cattle] thre sondayes in thre or four next parysshe churches, and also crye them thre tymes in thre the nexte market townes.

1553 R. Eden tr. S. Münster Treat. Newe India sig. Ciiij Of Calicut, the moste famous market towne of India.

1602 R. Carew Surv. Cornwall ii. f. 120 Bottreaux Castle, seated on a bad harbour of the North Sea, & suburbed with a poore market town.

a1640 P. Massinger City-Madam (1658) iii. iii. 38 Here lay..a sure deed of gift for a market town.

1715 J. Gay What d'ye call It Prelim. Scene 3 They would have burnt him at our Market Town.

1791 J. Byng Diary 3 July in Torrington Diaries (1935) II. 360 Dunnington, a small market-town, where I dined..in a quiet house, but not a night-stop.

1809 S. T. Coleridge Friend 9 Nov. 182 A small market town in the South West of England.

1888 G. W. Cable in Cent. Mag. Dec. 255/2 In 1795 New Orleans was nothing but a mere market town.

1952 G. H. Dury Map Interpr. xi. 104 Small market towns are closely linked with their surroundings, both economically and socially.

1984 V. S. Naipaul Finding Centre ii. 34 He had become the Guardian staff correspondent in the little market town of Chaguanas.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	market town
释义	market townn. Brit. /ˈmɑːkɪt taʊn/, U.S. /ˈmɑrkət ˌtaʊn/ Forms: see market n. and town n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: market n., town n. Etymology: < market n. + town n.Compare Dutch marktstad and German Marktstadt town where a market is held regularly. A town permitted to hold a market; a town where a market is held regularly. Also: †a trading town (obsolete).In British law, a town could formerly only hold a market by virtue of a royal grant of franchise (later also by Act of Parliament); however, in many cases long usage has been taken to presuppose such a grant. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > trading place > a centre of commerce > [noun] > trading town > town having privilege of holding market market town1449 mart town1736 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town > [noun] > market town port townc1300 market town1449 mart town1736 bourg1840 society > trade and finance > trading place > a centre of commerce > [noun] > trading town cheaping-townc1175 mart town1549 market town1553 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town > [noun] > trading town mart town1549 market town1553 1449 Rolls of Parl. V. 150 In..Markettownes. 1523 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Surueyeng xv. f. 28^v They ought to aske them [sc. stray cattle] thre sondayes in thre or four next parysshe churches, and also crye them thre tymes in thre the nexte market townes. 1553 R. Eden tr. S. Münster Treat. Newe India sig. Ciiij Of Calicut, the moste famous market towne of India. 1602 R. Carew Surv. Cornwall ii. f. 120 Bottreaux Castle, seated on a bad harbour of the North Sea, & suburbed with a poore market town. a1640 P. Massinger City-Madam (1658) iii. iii. 38 Here lay..a sure deed of gift for a market town. 1715 J. Gay What d'ye call It Prelim. Scene 3 They would have burnt him at our Market Town. 1791 J. Byng Diary 3 July in Torrington Diaries (1935) II. 360 Dunnington, a small market-town, where I dined..in a quiet house, but not a night-stop. 1809 S. T. Coleridge Friend 9 Nov. 182 A small market town in the South West of England. 1888 G. W. Cable in Cent. Mag. Dec. 255/2 In 1795 New Orleans was nothing but a mere market town. 1952 G. H. Dury Map Interpr. xi. 104 Small market towns are closely linked with their surroundings, both economically and socially. 1984 V. S. Naipaul Finding Centre ii. 34 He had become the Guardian staff correspondent in the little market town of Chaguanas. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1449
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