Alsatia
Americannoun
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name formerly given to the Whitefriars district in London, England, which was a sanctuary for debtors and lawbreakers.
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ancient name of Alsace.
noun
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the ancient name for Alsace
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an area around Whitefriars, London, in the 17th century, which was a sanctuary for criminals and debtors
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"Known, you mean? I should hope so. It's where I was born and raised. Alsatia, we call it."
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
"If I was not corrupted long since, growing up in Alsatia among thieves and beggars, then I must be incorruptible."
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
When several weeks went by with no word from Julia, Sander and I persuaded Mr. Armin to accompany us into the grimy depths of Alsatia, where we made a few inquiries.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
He first acquired additional territory in Belgium, then took a mortgage on all the possessions of the Hapsburgs in Alsatia and Baden by making a loan to Sigismund of Tyrol.
From A History of Germany From the Earliest Times to the Present Day by Bayard Taylor
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 The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence Sterne
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