highgate

highgate · noun¹

1. Middle English · inherited fromhiȝe gate
2. English todayhighgate

From Middle English hiȝe gate, heiȝe gate, heie gate, equivalent to high + gate (“a way, a road, a path”).

Highgate · proper noun²

1. Old English · derived fromhēah“high”
2. English todayHighgate

From Old English hēah (“high”) + ġeat (“gate”).

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