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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