husting
husting · hustings
A platform where candidates in an election give speechesA platform where candidates in an election give speeches.
Meaning
2 sensesA platform where candidates in an election give speeches.
(historical)An assembly, especially one of the retainers of a ruler.
Origin
From Middle English husting, from Old English hūsting, borrowed from Old Norse húsþing (“hFrom 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”).
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