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Old 14-02-18, 16:30
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Default "Disorderly house"

In 1914, if a woman is said to be "keeping a disorderly house", what does that actually mean??
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Old 14-02-18, 16:46
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I thought it meant keeping a brothel, but there are other meanings:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disorderly_house
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Old 14-02-18, 17:13
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Thanks Merry.

I suspected it might be a brothel ..... or something similar.
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Old 20-02-18, 23:21
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The definition sounds like an average university hall of residence...
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Old 21-02-18, 06:12
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On some census I have actually seen the term 'Brothel Keeper' for occupation!
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