- husting
- \\ˈhəstiŋ, -tēŋ\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hūsting, from Old Norse hūsthing, from hūs house + thing assembly — more at house, thing1. : a deliberative assembly or council in early medieval England; especially : one called by a king or other leader2.a. or hustings plural but singular in construction : a court held in London before the lord mayor, recorder, and sheriffs or aldermenb. hustings plural but singular in construction, or hustings court : a local court in some cities in Virginia3. or hustings plural but singular in construction : the upper end or dais of the guildhall where the London husting sits4.a. or hustings plural but singular in construction : a raised platform from which candidates for the British Parliament were formerly nominated and from which they addressed their constituencyb. : the proceedings at a parliamentary electiona. : an election platform : stump
the charge … is expected to resound from political hustings throughout the land — Foreign Policy Bulletin
b. : an act or process of electioneeringan election which has generated far more excitement than the usual off-year hustings — Saturday Review
the rough give-and-take of the hustings — Yale Review
Useful english dictionary. 2012.