Definitions for market town
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. market townnoun

   a (usually small) town where a public market is held at stated times

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. market townnoun

   a town that has a traditional right to hold a regular market

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Market-townnoun

   A town that has the privilege of a stated market; not a village.

   Nothing doth sooner cause civility in any country than markettowns, by reason that people repairing often thither will learn civil manners of the better sort. Edmund Spenser.

   No, no, the pope’s mitre my master Sir Roger seized, when they would have burnt him at our markettown. John Gay.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Market town

   A market town is a settlement most common in Europe that obtained by custom or royal charter, in the Middle Ages, a market right, which allowed it to host a regular market; this distinguished it from a village or city. In Britain, small rural towns with a hinterland of villages are still commonly called market towns, as sometimes reflected in their names (e.g. Downham Market, Market Rasen, or Market Drayton). Modern markets are often in special halls, but this is a recent development, and the rise of permanent retail establishments has reduced the need for periodic markets. Historically the markets were open-air, held in what is usually called (regardless of its actual shape) the market square (or "Market Place" etc), and centred on a market cross (mercat cross in Scotland). They were and are typically open one or two days a week.

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1. market town

   A market town is a relatively small town, historically rural in nature, where an open-air market is or has been regularly held, often on specific days of the week. Market towns are typically central locations where farmers and merchants can gather to buy and sell goods and services. The designation often comes with certain legal rights and privileges, such as the ability to host markets or fairs. These towns historically served as the main centers of trade in their regions, driving local economic activities.

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1. Market town

   Market town or market right is a legal term, originating in the medieval period, for a European settlement that has the right to host markets, distinguishing it from a village and city. A town may be correctly described as a "market town" or as having "market rights", even if it no longer holds a market, provided the legal right to do so still exists.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of market town in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of market town in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=market town
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Market_Town
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=market town
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_Town
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=market town