English Explanatory Dictionary

cheapstead

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A marketplace.

Word forms

cheapstead cheapsteads

Etymology

From cheap (“purchase, business, market”) + stead (“place”), probably a translation of Old Norse kaupstaðr (“marketplace”). Compare Icelandic kaupstaður (“market town”), Swedish köpstad (“market town”), Old English ċēapstōw (“marketplace”).

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