Etymology

Chester

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Today it means: A child molester. Full definition →

Middle English Chestre ← Old English Ċeaster
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Chester · proper noun1

  1. Old English · inherited fromĊeaster
  2. Middle English · inherited fromChestre
  3. English todayChester

From Middle English Chestre, from Old English Ċeaster, from ċeaster (“a town or city, especially a Roman one”). The village in Nova Scotia is likely named after the city in Pennsylvania.

Chester · noun2

Blend of child + molester.

Words from the same roots

Old EnglishĊeaster all →

manchesterWinchesterGloucesterDorchesterChestermanCaister-cesterCestrian

First known use, by meaning

  • From 1760 A district municipality and village therein, in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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