ALSATIA

PRONUNCIATION: (al-SAY-shuh)

MEANING: noun
1. A sanctuary.
2. A lawless place.

ETYMOLOGY:
After Alsatia, an area north of River Thames in London, once out of the reach of law. Earliest documented use: 1676.
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