churchward
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
A contraction of churchwarden, in turn from Old English cyrce weard a "churchwarden" or "sacristan".
[edit] Noun
churchward (plural churchwards)
- (Christianity) Obsolete spelling of churchwarden.
[edit] References
- The Churchward Home Page, accessed on 2005-05-16
- Anglo-Saxon dictionary, accessed on 2005-05-16
[edit] Adverb
churchward (not comparable)
- Towards a church.
