bellhouse
bellhouse noun: a structure housing a bell or bells; bell tower; belfry.
Noun
bellhouse (plural bellhouses)
- A structure housing a bell or bells; bell tower; belfry
- To constitute a Thane, it was necessary that he should possess a distinct office in the King's Court; or, being a churle or countryman, that he should have “fully five hides of his own land, a church, a kitchen, a bellhouse, and a boroughgate with a seat.”1890, The Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage & Companionage of the British Empire
- Such houses were called Schallenwerke, or bellhouses, because while at work the prisoners, always in chains, had bells attached to the iron neck bands they wore.2016, J. Thorsten Sellin, Slavery and the Penal System
Forms of bellhouse
| plural | bellhouses |
|---|---|
| alternative form | bell-house |
Origin of bellhouse
From Middle English belhous, bellehous, from Old English belhūs, bellhūs, equivalent to bell + house.
Words formed from bellhouse
Questions about bellhouse
- What does bellhouse mean?
- Bellhouse means a structure housing a bell or bells; bell tower; belfry.
- What part of speech is bellhouse?
- Bellhouse is a noun.
- What is the plural of bellhouse?
- The plural of bellhouse is bellhouses.
Words near bellhouse in the dictionary
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