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abbeystead

abbeystead noun: the seat of an abbey.

Noun

abbeystead (plural abbeysteads)

  1. (archaic) The seat of an abbey.

Proper noun capitalized: Abbeystead

Abbeystead

  1. A village in Over Wyresdale civil parish, City of Lancaster district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5654).

Forms of abbeystead

pluralabbeysteads
alternative formabbeystede
alternative formabbey-stead

Origin of abbeystead

From abbey + stead (“place”).

From the Old French abeie or abbeie, meaning abbey, and the Old English stede, meaning place or site. Combined to mean "the site of the abbey" or "estate owned by the abbey".

Questions about abbeystead

What does abbeystead mean?
Abbeystead means the seat of an abbey.
What part of speech is abbeystead?
Abbeystead can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of abbeystead?
The plural of abbeystead is abbeysteads.

Words near abbeystead in the dictionary

  1. Abbeyfeale
  2. Abbeyhill
  3. Abbeyleix
  4. abbeylike
  5. abbeys
  6. abbeystead
  7. abbeysteads
  8. abbeystede
  9. abbeystedes
  10. Abbeytown
  11. Abbi

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