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churchway

churchway noun: a customary right of way to the parish church over land lying within the parish.

Noun

churchway (plural churchways)

  1. A customary right of way to the parish church over land lying within the parish.

Forms of churchway

pluralchurchways

Origin of churchway

From Old English ciricweg, equivalent to church + way.

Questions about churchway

What does churchway mean?
Churchway means a customary right of way to the parish church over land lying within the parish.
What part of speech is churchway?
Churchway is a noun.
What is the plural of churchway?
The plural of churchway is churchways.

Words near churchway in the dictionary

  1. churchwardenly
  2. churchwardens
  3. churchwardenship
  4. churchwardenships
  5. churchwards
  6. churchway
  7. churchways
  8. churchwear
  9. Churchwell
  10. Churchwells
  11. churchwide

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