church-ale
church-ale noun: a church or parish festival (as in commemoration of the dedication of a church), at which much ale was drunk.
Noun
church-ale (countable and uncountable, plural church-ales)
- A church or parish festival (as in commemoration of the dedication of a church), at which much ale was drunk.
- If many be at an Alehouse , a Christmaſſe dinner, or Churchale, and ( without any intention of an Affray) they ſodainly fall together by the eares[…]1683, John Keble, An Assistance to Justices of the Peace […]
- The strong ale brewed for this purpose.
church-ale meaning in Tamil
church-ale in Tamil
- திருக்கோயில் விழாக்களில் ஒன்று
Forms of church-ale
| plural | church-ales |
|---|---|
| alternative form | churchale |
| alternative form | church ale |
Origin of church-ale
From Middle English cherche ale.
Questions about church-ale
- What does church-ale mean?
- Church-ale means a church or parish festival (as in commemoration of the dedication of a church), at which much ale was drunk.
- What is church-ale in Tamil?
- Church-ale in Tamil is திருக்கோயில் விழாக்களில் ஒன்று. See Church-ale meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is church-ale?
- Church-ale is a noun.
- What is the plural of church-ale?
- The plural of church-ale is church-ales.
Words near church-ale in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: church-ale (page history and authors); church-ale (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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