adv
Meaning 1
Towards a church.
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Usage: not-comparable
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Standard Lemma guide
churchward
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name
Meaning 2
A surname originating as an occupation.
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noun
Meaning 3
Obsolete form of churchwarden.
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Usage: alt-of, obsolete
Topics: Christianity
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History
Etymology
From Middle English cherche ward, chercheward, chircheward, churchewarde, chyrche-ward, chyrcheward, kirkeward, kurk-ward, kurkward, kyrkward; equivalent to church + -ward.
An occupational family name, a contraction of churchwarden, in turn from Old English cyrce weard a "churchwarden" or "sacristan".
A contraction of churchwarden, in turn from Old English cyrce + weard a "churchwarden" or "sacristan".