tolsey

English

Alternative forms

• tholsel, tolzey, tolsel

Noun

tolsey (plural tolseys)

1. (obsolete) A tollbooth.
2. (obsolete) A merchants' meeting place or exchange.
   • January 11 1803, Sir George Onesiphorus Paul, An Address Delivered at a General Meeting of the County of Glocester:

     it is by adjournment only that they afterwards sit to do business at the Tolsey

References

• “tolsey”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• oylets, toyles, tylose

Middle English

Alternative forms

• tolsell, tolseld, tollseld

Etymology

From toll (“toll”) +‎ selde (“store”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɔlzɛi̯/

Noun

tolsey

1. A trading facility for merchants.
2. A courtroom.

Descendants

• English: tolsey

References

• “tol-sel, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-03.