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kirkmaister

kirkmaister noun: a churchwarden.

Noun

kirkmaister (plural kirkmaisters)

  1. (Northern England, Scotland, UK, dialectal) A churchwarden

Forms of kirkmaister

pluralkirkmaisters
alternative formkirkmaster

Origin of kirkmaister

From kirk (“church”) + maister (“master”), possibly a calque of Middle Dutch keercmeester (“churchmaster”).

Questions about kirkmaister

What does kirkmaister mean?
Kirkmaister means a churchwarden.
What part of speech is kirkmaister?
Kirkmaister is a noun.
What is the plural of kirkmaister?
The plural of kirkmaister is kirkmaisters.

Words near kirkmaister in the dictionary

  1. Kirkleys
  2. kirklike
  3. Kirklin
  4. Kirklins
  5. Kirkliston
  6. kirkmaister
  7. kirkmaisters
  8. kirkman
  9. Kirkman's schoolgirl problem
  10. Kirkmans
  11. kirkmaster

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