English Explanatory Dictionary

Eyre

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.
  2. A former township in the municipality of Dysart et al, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada.
noun
  1. A journey taken by certain Medieval English itinerant judges (justices in eyre)

Pronunciation

âr /ɛəɹ/ /ɛɹ/

Word forms

Eyre Eyres

Etymology

From Middle English eire, from Old French erre (“journey, march, way”), from Latin iter, itineris (“a going, way”), from the root of ire (“to go”). Compare errant, itinerant, issue.

Derived words

Eyrean Eyre Peninsula
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