Althing

[ ahl-thing, awl- ]

/ ˈɑl θɪŋ, ˈɔl- /

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noun

the parliament of Iceland, consisting of an upper and a lower house.

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Origin of Althing

From Old Norse; see origin at all, thing²

Words nearby Althing

Alternative Vote, alternator, Altgeld, Althaea, althea, Althing, altho, althorn, Althorp House, although, Althusser

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How to use Althing in a sentence

There was no charge to put before the law-givers at Althing.
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And first the Bishop offered prayer for the sitting of Althing that was then to begin.
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If he leaves us now he leaves us a poor man, as Althing may well assure itself.
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It ordered that the condemned could appeal at Althing against the injustice of his sentence.
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No Althing was held in Iceland in that year of the great eruption of Skaptar.
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British Dictionary definitions for Althing

Althing

/ (ˈælθɪŋ) /

noun

the bicameral parliament of Iceland

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