High Easter

proper noun

A village and civil parish in Uttlesford district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL6214).

OriginOld English hēah →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village and civil parish in Uttlesford district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL6214).

Origin

  1. Old Englishoewestre“sheep-fold”
  2. Old Englishhēah“high”
  3. EnglishHigh Easter

Recorded as Estre by 11th century, Estra in 1086 (DB), Heyestre in 1254. From Old English hēah (“high”) and Old English oewestre (“sheep-fold”).

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APA

High Easter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/High%20Easter

MLA

“High Easter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/High%20Easter. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “High Easter,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/High%20Easter.

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