kirktown
noun
kirk·town
ˈkərkˌtau̇n
variants or less commonly kirkton
-tən
1
: the hamlet in the immediate neighborhood of the parish church in country parishes of Scotland
2
: glebe sense 2a
Word History
Etymology
Middle English (Scots dialect) kirktoun, from kirke, kirk + toun town
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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