market cross
A cross erected in a market-place (see also quot. 1850).
| 1448 Aberdeen Reg. (1844) I. 17 John Voket..yheide to the merkate corss, and opynly proclamyt the land..to be sald. 1535 Stewart Cron. Scot. III. 457 Content he wes..In Lundoun toun evin at the mercat corce, On fit to fecht. 1702 Lond. Gaz. No. 3806/7 The Mayor..caused an Ox to be roasted whole at the Market Cross. 1850 Parker Gloss. Archit. s.v. Cross, Market crosses were usually polygonal buildings with an open archway on each of the sides, and vaulted within, large enough to afford shelter to a considerable number of persons. |