English Explanatory Dictionary

churchward

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Obsolete form of churchwarden.
adv
  1. Towards a church.
name
  1. A surname originating as an occupation.

Word forms

churchward churchwards

Etymology

A contraction of churchwarden, in turn from Old English cyrce + weard a "churchwarden" or "sacristan".

Related words

Churchward Churchwood Churchyard
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