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wickedflea) wrote2002-08-15 05:45 pm
wickedflea) wrote2002-08-15 05:45 pm
huh huh huh
To: linguaphile@wordsmith.org
Subject: A.Word.A.Day--assize
assize (uh-SYZ) noun
A session of a court or a verdict made at such a session.
[From Middle English assise, from Old French, from asseoir (to seat), from
Latin assidere (to sit), from ad- + sedere (to sit}.]
"Did Miss Dunbar admit writing it?"
"Yes, sir."
"What was her explanation?"
"Her defence was reserved for the Assizes. She would say nothing."
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Problem of Thor Bridge, 1922.
Subject: A.Word.A.Day--assize
assize (uh-SYZ) noun
A session of a court or a verdict made at such a session.
[From Middle English assise, from Old French, from asseoir (to seat), from
Latin assidere (to sit), from ad- + sedere (to sit}.]
"Did Miss Dunbar admit writing it?"
"Yes, sir."
"What was her explanation?"
"Her defence was reserved for the Assizes. She would say nothing."
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Problem of Thor Bridge, 1922.