Montacute

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST4916).

OriginOld French mont ← Latin mons acutus →
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Meanings

proper nounMontacute (countable and uncountable, plural Montacutes)

plural Montacutes

  1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST4916).

    The name Montacute derives from the Latin mons acutus, meaning 'steep hill'.

    1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 287
  2. countableuncountableA regional area in Adelaide Hills council area, South Australia, named after the Somerset village.
  3. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old French.

Origin

  1. Latinmons acutus
  2. Old Frenchmont“mountain”
  3. EnglishMontacute

Latinized from Montagu, from Old French mont (“mountain”) + aigu (“sharp”). Alternatively from Latin mons acutus.

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APA

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

MLA

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Chicago

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

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