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waywardens

waywardens is the plural of waywarden.

Meaning of waywarden

Noun

waywarden (plural waywardens)

  1. (historical) Someone elected to take care of highways in a parish.
    • May present Constables and Way-Wardens if they appoint not six days for the repairing of Highways leading to Market Towns, […] shall upon the Justices Presentment be fined.1707, J. Bond, A Compleat Guide for Justices of Peace, London: I. Cleave et al., Part I, pp. 16-17

Questions about waywardens

What is waywardens the plural of?
Waywardens is the plural of waywarden.

Words near waywardens in the dictionary

  1. Wayuu
  2. wayvode
  3. wayvodes
  4. wayward
  5. waywarden
  6. waywardens
  7. waywardly
  8. waywardness
  9. waywardnesses
  10. waywise
  11. waywiser

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