churchward

See also: Churchward

English

Etymology 1

A contraction of churchwarden, in turn from Old English cyrce weard a "churchwarden" or "sacristan".

Noun

churchward (plural churchwards)

(Christianity) Obsolete spelling of churchwarden

References

The Churchward Home Page, accessed on 2005-05-16
Anglo-Saxon dictionary, accessed on 2005-05-16

Etymology 2

church +‎ -ward

Adverb

churchward (not comparable)

Towards a church.

See also

Churchward
Churchwood
Churchyard, churchyard

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