Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

churchway

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: church-way
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A customary right of way to the parish church over land lying within the parish.

Etymology

From Old English ciricweg, equivalent to church + way.

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: ciricweg

Inflected Forms

churchways (plural)

Questions

What does churchway mean?: A customary right of way to the parish church over land lying within the parish.
Where does churchway come from?: It is traced to Old English.

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