English Explanatory Dictionary

Featherstone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A placename:
  2. A village and civil parish in south-west Northumberland, England.
  3. A village and civil parish (served by Featherstone and Brinsford Parish Council) in South Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9306).
  4. A town and civil parish with a town council in the City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE4220).
  5. A township in Goodhue County, Minnesota, United States.
  6. An unincorporated community in Prince William County, Virginia, United States.
  7. A surname.

Word forms

Featherstone Featherstones

Etymology

From Middle English featherston, fetherstane, from Old English feoþerstān, fiþerstān (literally “four-stone”), from Old English fiþer- (“four”) + stān (“stone”).

Related words

feather Featherston stone
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