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- Old English · inherited frombelhūs
- Middle English · inherited frombelhous
- English todaybellhouse
From Middle English belhous, bellehous, from Old English belhūs, bellhūs, equivalent to bell + house.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A structure housing a bell or bells; bell tower; belfry Full definition →