English Explanatory Dictionary

Tyburn

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A manor, first mentioned in the Domesday Book (1086).
  2. The Tyburn tree, a gallows where public hangings were carried out until 1783.
  3. A former village in Middlesex, England (present-day Greater London), notable for its proximity to the Tyburn tree.
  4. A former stream (or bourn) in Middlesex, tributary to the Thames at four sites (mouths).
  5. A former small stream in Middlesex, tributary to the River Westbourne; frequently confused with the nearby and much longer River Tyburn.

Word forms

Tyburn

Synonyms

River Tyburn Ty Bourne Tyburn Brook

Derived words

Tyburn gallows Tyburnia Tyburnian Tyburn ticket Tyburn tippet Tyburn tree York Tyburn
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