Etymology

churchway

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Today it means: A customary right of way to the parish church over land lying within the parish. Full definition →

Old English ciricweg
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  1. Old English · inherited fromciricweg
  2. English todaychurchway

From Old English ciricweg, equivalent to church + way.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.