cēp-sceamol, m.n: a toll-booth, seat of custom, treasury. (CAPE-SHEH-ah-moll / ˈkeːp-ˌʃɛa-mɔl)
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cēp-sceamol, m.n: a toll-booth, seat of custom, treasury. (CAPE-SHEH-ah-moll / ˈkeːp-ˌʃɛa-mɔl)
Old English Wordhord 
sceamol (‘stool’, from Latin scamellum, ‘little bench’) is the origin of the word shambles, being the bench or stall used by a market trader.
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