£ – symbol for the pound, a monetary unit
Ladies’ Mile – a road in Hyde Park set aside for women
Lady – used in the following manner: colloquially used for a man’s wife; the wife of a baronet or a knight; the wife of a peer below the rank of duke; the wife of a younger son of a duke or marquis; the daughter of a duke, marquis, or earl
ladybird – slang for a prostitute
Lady Day – March 25; a quarter day; until 1752, it was the start of the year for official business; the day the Angel Gabriel announced the birth of Jesus to the Virgin Mary
lady’s maid – the woman who tended to the mistress’s clothes and grooming; was an upper servant in the household
Lambeth Palace – the official residence of the archbishop of Canterbury
landau – an open carriage with four wheels; had a hood at each end and two seats opposite
larder – where perishable goods were kept in a great house
laudanum – opium in a solution of alcohol
lawn – a fancy linen
league – a measure of distance that was not precise; somewhere between 2 and 4 miles
levee – a formal reception for presenting men to the sovereign
liberty – an area outside the formal city limits but was still subject to the law’s representatives of the city
license to marry – there were three different licenses/means to marry: common/ordinary license, which was purchased from a clergyman and the couple married in the parish in which one of them lived; calling of the banns, in which the intention to marry was announced over a period of three consecutive Sundays – the couple could marry within 90 days of the last calling of the banns; a special license could only be afforded by the wealthy and those of the haut ton, but they permitted the couple to marry at any time and place
lifeholder – land/property leased for a period of time equivalent to the life of the leasee
life peerage – meant the title died with the holder; not a hereditary title
Limehouse – an area in east London near the docks
linen – a generic term for fine shirts and underwear
link – torches carried by “linkboys,” who ran ahead of a carriage to light its way through the city streets at night
linsey-woolsey – material made of wool and linen
list – a cloth’s edge from which slippers were sometimes made
livery – the uniform worn by the servants of a house
living – a benfice
London Corresponding Society – founded in 1792 to oppose the war with France, fight hunger, and compel parliamentary reform; comprised mainly of small craftsmen
London Riots of 1795 – London Corresponding Society stoned the coach of George III as he traveled through London’s streets to open Parliament; later they rioted to pass acts forbidding Seditious Meetings, etc.
loo – a card game; must win the trick with the high card or the trump card
lord – member of the peerage; also a form of address; also a courtesy title given to the eldest sons of the peerage and to the younger sons, but only if the Christian and surnames were added (Lord James Landry)
lozenge – the shape of the coat of arms on a carriage for a spinster or a widow (rather than the shape of a shield used by the male heir of a line)
Low Church – people who did not practice the rituals of the Church of England (for example, the Evangelicals); stressed the Church’s Protestantism; tolerated Dissenters; supported Latitudinarianism or latitude within the church
lych-gate – a covered gateway at a church entrance where people attending a funeral would wait for the minister before moving the coffin to the graveyard
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I hadn’t heard of that definition of liberty before reading this, Regina. Do you know how it would be used in a sentence? I’ve tried in my mind, but nothing makes sense to me.
This comes from the “legal dictionary,” Gerri.
8. In the English law, by liberty is meant a privilege held by grant or prescription, by which some men enjoy greater benefits than ordinary subjects. A liberty is also a territory, with some extraordinary privilege.
9. By liberty or liberties, is understood a part of a town or city, as the Northern Liberties of the city of Philadelphia. The same as Fanbourg. (q.v.)
Thanks for sharing these, I had not heard of Ladies’ Mile before or that use of the term liberty.
Ladies’ Mile (from InfoPlease)
(The). That part of Hyde Park which is most frequented by ladies on horseback or in carriages.
This comes from Edwardian Promenade:
The fashionable hour for riders was from around 8 am to noon, and again–with both riders on Rotten Row and carriages on the drive–between 5 pm and 7 pm, where the aristocracy mingled with politicians, artists, actors and actresses, explorers, and judges. The only people with the right to drive carriages down Rotten Row were the King and the Duke of St. Albans, as Hereditary Grand Falconer. In 1895 cyclists received permission to ride in a portion of the park, a row dubbed “Cyclists Row.” The Ladies Mile, on the north side of the Serpentine, was the spot at which the Coaching and Four-in-Hand Clubs met during the summer. Other fashionable hours were Sundays between one and two pm for the “Church Parade,” and at that hour on “Ascot Sunday,” where ladies displayed their new summer dresses.
Thanks for sharing these, they were fun to read as always. I was curious about the different kinds of licenses used so thank you for including that one. Have a great day.
Chelsea, I have a post on “how to get married” in the Regency period on Austen Authors on November 14 for the P&P 200 posts.