Editing Husting (section)

==Development of the term==
The origin of the term comes from the [[Old English]] {{lang|ang|hūsting}} and [[Old Norse]] {{lang|non|hūsþing}} (literally "house [[Thing (assembly)|thing]]"), an assembly of the followers or household retainers of a nobleman,<ref name=OEDictionary>[https://www.etymonline.com/word/hustings hustings (n.)], ''[[Online Etymology Dictionary]]''.</ref> such as a king, earl or chief. According to the [[Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition|''Encyclopædia Britannica'' Eleventh Edition]], the husting contrasted with the [[folkmoot]], which was the assembly of the entire people.<ref name=1911EBritannica>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Husting|volume=14|page=9}}</ref>

The use of ''husting'' to mean a "temporary platform for political speeches" had developed by the year 1719, as an extension of the meaning of the [[Court of Husting]], which was held at a platform at the [[Guildhall, London|Guildhall]] in the [[City of London]], and presided over by the [[Lord Mayor of London|lord mayor]], [[Sheriffs of the City of London|sheriff]], and [[Court of Aldermen|aldermen]].<ref name=OEDictionary/><ref name=1911EBritannica/>

By the middle of the 19th century, the term ''hustings'' came to refer to the election campaigning process.<ref name=OEDictionary/>