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Al⋅thing

  [ahl-thing, awl-]
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–noun
the parliament of Iceland, consisting of an upper and a lower house.
Origin:
< ON; see all, thing 2
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Al·thing   (äl'thĭng, ôl'-)   
n.  The parliament of Iceland. It is the oldest assembly in Europe, first convened in 930.

[Old Norse althing, parliament, whole assembly : allr, all; see al-3 in Indo-European roots + thing, assembly.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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