ladies' gallery
Britishnoun
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a gallery in the old House of Commons set aside for women spectators
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a portion of the strangers' gallery of the new House of Commons similarly reserved
Example Sentences
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He came in his brougham and saw me safely deposited in the ladies' gallery.
From Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 by Elliott, Maud Howe
At an early hour Mrs. Herbert and Mary were conducted by Henry Halford and the captain to the ladies' gallery of the Sheldonian Theatre, which on these occasions bears the closest resemblance to a flower-garden.
From Englefield Grange or Mary Armstrong's Troubles by Paull, H. B.
A soft cry, a mere exclamation, was heard behind the chancel in the ladies' gallery, which was above the throne, a little to the right.
From Yolanda: Maid of Burgundy by Major, Charles
He came for me in his brougham, and saw me safely deposited in the ladies' gallery.
From Reminiscences, 1819-1899 by Howe, Julia Ward
Over which is the ladies' gallery, where the view is ungallantly obstructed by a grating.
From Dickens' London by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)
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