bellhouse

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bellhouse

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From Middle English belhous, bellehous, from Old English belhūs, bellhūs, equivalent to bell + house.

noun bellhouses · bell-house

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.”

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@misc{bellhouse_2026,
  title = {bellhouse},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bellhouse},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}