Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

churchward

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.54 in modern English

Syllables: church-ward
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete form of churchwarden.

Obsolete

adv

Towards a church.

name

A surname originating as an occupation.

Example Sentences

"In the present writer's opinion there was no greater and more successful locomotive engineer in the country, during the first quarter-century, than George Jackson Churchward of the Great Western Railway. This statement is made without prejudice, for I was brought up on the other line extending from Waterloo to Padstow, and between Swindon and Eastleigh there was a great gulf fixed."

Etymology

A contraction of churchwarden, in turn from Old English cyrce + weard a "churchwarden" or "sacristan".

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: cyrce, cherche ward, -
Suffix: church

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

churchwards (plural) churchwards (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Churchward Churchwood Churchyard

Questions

What does churchward mean?: Obsolete form of churchwarden.
Where does churchward come from?: It is traced to Old English.

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