kirktown

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A small town or village in the vicinity of a parish church.
  2. A glebe.

Word forms

kirktown kirktowns kirkton kirk-town

Etymology

From Middle English Kirketun, kyrktone, kyrktoune, from Old English Kyrchetūn, equivalent to kirk + town. Piecewise doublet of churchtown.

Synonyms

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