Alsatia

[ al-sey-shuh ]

noun

1. name formerly given to the Whitefriars district in London, England, which was a sanctuary for debtors and lawbreakers.
2. ancient name of Alsace.

Alsatia

/ ælˈseɪʃə /

noun

1. the ancient name for Alsace
2. 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."

From Literature

Examples discussed earlier in this series include Alsatia and Zomia, see this previous post.

From New York Times

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.

From Project Gutenberg

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.

From Project Gutenberg

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.

From Project Gutenberg