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- Middle English · inherited fromcherchewardeyn
- English todaychurchwarden
From Middle English cherchewardeyn, chirchewardeyn, churchewardeyn, schyrsche wordeyn; equivalent to church + warden.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
churchwarden
Today it means: A lay officer of the Church of England who handles the secular affairs of the parish. Full definition →
Middle English cherchewardeyn