fieldhouse

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginMiddle English *feldhous ← Old English feldhūs →
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Meanings

fieldhouse1

nounfieldhouse (plural fieldhouses)

plural fieldhouses

  1. alternativeAlternative form of field house.

Fieldhouse2

proper nounFieldhouse (plural Fieldhouses)

plural Fieldhouses · alternative Felthouse · alternative Feltus

  1. A surname.

Origin

fieldhouse · noun

  1. Old Englishfeldhūs“a tent”
  2. Middle English*feldhous
  3. Englishfieldhouse

From Middle English *feldhous, from Old English feldhūs (“a tent”), equivalent to field + house.

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Fieldhouse · proper noun

From fieldhouse, a toponymic surname for someone who lived in an isolated house surrounded by fields.

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APA

fieldhouse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fieldhouse

MLA

“fieldhouse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fieldhouse. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fieldhouse,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fieldhouse.

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