English Explanatory Dictionary

termon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An area of land belonging to a church or monastery
noun
  1. boundary of the monastic grounds, generally marked by a stone cross

Word forms

termon termons

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-? Proto-Indo-European *ter-? Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *térmn̥der. Proto-Italic *termenos Latin terminusder. Middle Irish termonn Irish tearmannbor. English termon From Irish tearmann, from Middle Irish termonn (“church land affording right of sanctuary”), from Latin terminus (“limit”). Doublet of term and terminus.

Synonyms

termon land
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