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waiglet | 12:44 Wed 15th Feb 2006 | Phrases & Sayings
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How did the key of the door tradition originate?
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Whereas 18 is nowadays considered the age of majority, it used to be 21...ie when you became an adult in Britain. As an adult, you were considered free to come and go as you pleased rather than according to your parents' wishes. Thus, you were now entitled to "the key of the door".
13:23 Wed 15th Feb 2006
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Seems to be any age these day.
21:39 Sat 18th Feb 2006
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Roman women wore keys on their belts to show they ran the household. Anglo-Saxon women after them did also, but wore more decorative ornate ones.
15:31 Fri 01st Oct 2010

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