Articles of Roup
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
The conditions of sale at a roup (q,v.), as announced by a crier. Artists, The Prince of. Albrecht Durer (1471- 1528) was so called by his countrymen.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Articles of Roup” mean?
The conditions of sale at a roup (q,v.), as announced by a crier. Artists, The Prince of. Albrecht Durer (1471- 1528) was so called by his countrymen.
Is “Articles of Roup” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.