Talk:Hall boy
Add topicLatest comment: 18 years ago by Luwilt in topic Etymology
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[edit]What is the typical uniform for a hall boy?
Etymology
[edit]I think it is highly likely that it is incorrect to state that the name derives from the servants' hall. It is more likely that it is taken from the main hall (great hall in England up the 17th century), which was originally the main living space for the whole household in north west European culture. Separate servants' halls came later. This fact needs to be checked, the earliest usage of the term hall boy verified, and generally the article needs to be made chronologically aware. The structure of the great household was not constant, but changed with every century, and varied from place to place. Luwilt (talk) 12:19, 8 April 2008 (UTC)