English Explanatory Dictionary

Abbeystead

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A village in the City of Lancaster district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5654).
noun
  1. The seat of an abbey.

Word forms

Abbeystead abbeysteads abbeystede abbey-stead

Etymology

From the Old French abeie or abbeie, meaning abbey, and the Old English stede, meaning place or site. Combined to mean "the site of the abbey" or "estate owned by the abbey".

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