termon
termon noun: an area of land belonging to a church or monastery.
Noun (1)
termon (plural termons)
- An area of land belonging to a church or monastery
- Another time, when Patrick was at rest in the end of night, at Tiprad-Cernai, in Tir-Tipraid, the angel went to him and awoke him. Patrick said to him: "Is there anything in which I have offended God, or is His anger upon me?" "No," said the angel; "and you are informed from God," added the angel...1874, James O'Leary translating Saint Patrick, Tripartite Life
- Hugh MacMahon out of the way, he in October 1591 partitioned Monaghan (with the exception of Donnamyne, which belonged to the Earl of Essex) among the principal gentlemen of the MacMahons, the termon or ecclesiastical lands being reserved for English officials.c. 1900, Robert Dunlop, Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900 : Fitzwilliam, William (1526-1599)
- Synonyms:
- termon land
Noun (2) capitalized: Termon
Termon (uncountable)
- boundary of the monastic grounds, generally marked by a stone cross
Synonyms of termon
- termon land
Forms of termon
| plural | termons |
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Origin of termon
From Irish tearmann, from Middle Irish termonn (“church land affording right of sanctuary”), from Latin terminus (“limit”). Doublet of term and terminus.
Questions about termon
- What does termon mean?
- Termon means an area of land belonging to a church or monastery.
- What part of speech is termon?
- Termon is a noun.
- What is the plural of termon?
- The plural of termon is termons.
Words near termon in the dictionary
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