kirktown

See also: kirk-town

English

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Etymology

From Middle English Kirketun, kyrktone, kyrktoune, from Old English Kyrchetūn, equivalent to kirk +‎ town.[1] Piecewise doublet of churchtown.

Noun

kirktown (plural kirktowns)

  1. (Scotland) A small town or village in the vicinity of a parish church.
    Synonym: churchtown
  2. A glebe.

References

  1. ^ “kirktown, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

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