Etymology

merestake

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Today it means: A pollard or tree standing as a mark or boundary for the division of parts or parcels in a grove, thicket, or woods. Full definition →

Middle English merestake
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  1. Middle English · inherited frommerestake
  2. English todaymerestake

From Middle English merestake, equivalent to mere (“boundary”) + stake.

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