The enclosed piece of ground around a church, a churchyard. Obsolete.
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| 释义 | society > faith > artefacts > land > [noun] > churchyard (27) church townOE The enclosed piece of ground around a church, a churchyard. Obsolete. churchyard?a1160 The enclosed piece of consecrated ground in which a church stands, formerly almost universally used as a burial ground for the parish or… church hayc1175 A churchyard. Cf. church haw, n. kirkyardc1175 A churchyard. Cf. kirk-garth, n. kirk-garth1298 A churchyard. Cf. kirkyard, n. purseynta1325 The area enclosed within a specified boundary; spec. the area under the jurisdiction of a municipal authority, court, etc. Cf. precinct, n., procinct… church hawc1330 A churchyard. Cf. church hay, n. sanctuary garth1412 = sense 4. procinct1422 = precinct, n. (in various senses). precinctc1425 The area within the boundaries (real or imaginary) of a particular place or building; the interior; the grounds; esp. the (consecrated) ground… sanctuary1432 A piece of consecrated ground; the precincts of a church; a churchyard, cemetery. Now dialect. (See also sanctuary garth n. at compounds 1.) church-earth1449 a churchyard. church-littena1450 A churchyard; = litten, n. church garth1484 A churchyard. Cf. kirk-garth, n. cemetery1485 A place, usually a ground, set apart for the burial of the dead. The consecrated enclosure round a church; a churchyard. Obsolete. church acre1596 an acre of agricultural land belonging to a church. God's acre1605 A churchyard. kirk shot1935 poetic. = kirkyard, n. Subcategories:— of cathedral (3) — of chapel (2) — of Jewish tabernacle (1) — of temple (1) — gate of (2) |
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