churchmastern.

Brit.

/ˈtʃəːtʃˌmɑːstə/,

/ˈtʃəːtʃˌmastə/, U.S.

/ˈtʃərtʃˌmæstər/

Forms: see church n.¹ and adj. and master n.¹ and adj.; also 1800s– chu'chmester (English regional (northern)).

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: church n.¹, master n.¹

Etymology: < church n.¹ + master n.¹, probably largely as an alteration of kirkmaster n. (the usual southern term being churchwarden n.; compare also churchman n. 1). Compare Middle Dutch kerkmeester, Middle Low German kerkmēster, Middle High German kirchmeister (German Kirchenmeister, Kirchmeister).

Now rare.

= churchwarden n. 1a. Cf. kirkmaster n.In British English, chiefly historical and English regional after 17th cent.

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1484–6 Churchwardens' Accts. Wigtoft, Lincs. in J. Nichols Illustr. Antient Times Eng. (1797) 77 John Brigge yonger, and John Barre, chirche maisters of the p'yshe chirche of Wigtoft.

a1521 in A. Wood Athenæ Oxonienses (1691) I. 563 I will that a Chappel be made in all convenient haste at Halifax on the south side of the Church, after the direction of mine Executors and Church-Masters, and there a Tomb to be made with my Image.

1566 in E. Peacock Eng. Church Furnit. (1866) 74 Item the aulter stones broken for pavement..in the times of the forenamed churche Masters 1562.

1631 in J. Gurnhill Monogr. Gainsborough Parish Reg. (1890) iii. 26 Christofer Hasslam, Church-master.

1849 J. Thompson Hist. Leicester 215 The painting of the images and candlesticks, the finding of candles for the altar and wax for the rood lights, were provided by the churchmasters.

1862 J. Eastwood Hist. Parish Ecclesfield iv. 169 Churchmaster for churchwarden is a term not yet obsolete.

1886 R. E. G. Cole Gloss. Words S.-W. Lincs. (at cited word) They tell'd me he were Chu'chmester to-year.

1916 in E. M. Camp Christ's Econ. (end matter) They..furnished volunteer lay readers, Sunday School superintendents, organists and Church masters for the founding..of seventeen new Episcopal churches.

1976 Black Perspective in Music 4 91 He..studied music as a child with T.K.E. Phillips, the church's organist and churchmaster.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	churchmaster
释义	churchmastern. Brit. /ˈtʃəːtʃˌmɑːstə/, /ˈtʃəːtʃˌmastə/, U.S. /ˈtʃərtʃˌmæstər/ Forms: see church n.¹ and adj. and master n.¹ and adj.; also 1800s– chu'chmester (English regional (northern)). Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: church n.¹, master n.¹ Etymology: < church n.¹ + master n.¹, probably largely as an alteration of kirkmaster n. (the usual southern term being churchwarden n.; compare also churchman n. 1). Compare Middle Dutch kerkmeester, Middle Low German kerkmēster, Middle High German kirchmeister (German Kirchenmeister, Kirchmeister). Now rare. = churchwarden n. 1a. Cf. kirkmaster n.In British English, chiefly historical and English regional after 17th cent. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > laity > lay functionaries > church-warden > [noun] reeveeOE kirkmaster1429 church reeve1433 warden1439 kirkreeve1442 churchwarden1443 churchman1457 churchmaster1484 churchward1496 kirkwarden1500 herenach1607 chapelwarden1688 kirkward1883 1484–6 Churchwardens' Accts. Wigtoft, Lincs. in J. Nichols Illustr. Antient Times Eng. (1797) 77 John Brigge yonger, and John Barre, chirche maisters of the p'yshe chirche of Wigtoft. a1521 in A. Wood Athenæ Oxonienses (1691) I. 563 I will that a Chappel be made in all convenient haste at Halifax on the south side of the Church, after the direction of mine Executors and Church-Masters, and there a Tomb to be made with my Image. 1566 in E. Peacock Eng. Church Furnit. (1866) 74 Item the aulter stones broken for pavement..in the times of the forenamed churche Masters 1562. 1631 in J. Gurnhill Monogr. Gainsborough Parish Reg. (1890) iii. 26 Christofer Hasslam, Church-master. 1849 J. Thompson Hist. Leicester 215 The painting of the images and candlesticks, the finding of candles for the altar and wax for the rood lights, were provided by the churchmasters. 1862 J. Eastwood Hist. Parish Ecclesfield iv. 169 Churchmaster for churchwarden is a term not yet obsolete. 1886 R. E. G. Cole Gloss. Words S.-W. Lincs. (at cited word) They tell'd me he were Chu'chmester to-year. 1916 in E. M. Camp Christ's Econ. (end matter) They..furnished volunteer lay readers, Sunday School superintendents, organists and Church masters for the founding..of seventeen new Episcopal churches. 1976 Black Perspective in Music 4 91 He..studied music as a child with T.K.E. Phillips, the church's organist and churchmaster. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1484
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