English Explanatory Dictionary

Holyrood

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An area of Edinburgh, Scotland, the home of the Scottish Parliament.
  2. The Scottish Parliament.
  3. A place in Canada:
  4. A neighbourhood in south-east Edmonton, Alberta.
  5. A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador.
  6. A community in Huron-Kinloss township, Bruce County, Ontario.
  7. A minor city in Ellsworth County, Kansas, United States.
  8. Alternative form of Holy Rood: the True Cross of Jesus.

Pronunciation

/ˈhɒl.i.ɹuːd/

Word forms

Holyrood Holy Rood

Etymology

From Middle English Holy Rood, Holyrode, holy-rode, holy roode, hali rode, halgorode, equivalent to holy + rood (“crucifix, cross”). The town in Newfoundland is named after a location near Crewkerne, Somerset.

This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on H Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary