Etymology

Exminster

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Today it means: A village and civil parish in Teignbridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX9487). Full definition →

Old English Ex
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromEx“the river Exe”
  2. English todayExminster

From Old English Ex (“the river Exe”) + mynster (“minster”), 'the minster by the river Exe'.

Words from the same roots

Old EnglishEx all →

exeExtonExmoorExford

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.