English Explanatory Dictionary

consoo-house

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. In Canton, a range of buildings adjoining the foreign factories, owned by the hong merchants and used for their meetings.

Word forms

consoo-house consoo-houses

Etymology

Perhaps from council; perhaps from a Chinese word, kung-su, denoting a public hall.

Synonyms

council hall
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