Prescott

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proper noun

An English habitational surname from any of several places in England.

Less commonScrabble 12

Meanings

proper nounPrescott (countable and uncountable, plural Prescotts)

plural Prescotts

  1. countableAn English habitational surname from any of several places in England.
  2. countableA male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Yavapai County, Arizona.

      Collin Clabaugh moved from California to live with his grandparents in Prescott after his parents died within two weeks of each other in 2018.

      2020 January 16, Scottie Andrew, “An orphaned teen is being forced out of his grandparents’ senior community because he’s too young”, in CNN
    2. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Nevada County, Arkansas.
    3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Shelby Township, Shelby County, Indiana.
    4. countableuncountableA minor city in Prescott Township, Adams County, Iowa.
    5. countableuncountableA minor city in Linn County, Kansas.
    6. countableuncountableA former town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts.
    7. countableuncountableA village in Richland Township, Ogemaw County, Michigan.
    8. countableuncountableA township in Faribault County, Minnesota.
    9. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Texas County, Missouri.
    10. countableuncountableA minor city in Columbia County, Oregon.
    11. countableuncountableA minor city in Walla Walla County, Washington.
    12. countableuncountableA city in Pierce County, Wisconsin.
    13. countableuncountableA hamlet in Culmstock parish, Mid Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref ST0814).
    14. countableuncountableA settlement and civil parish (without a council) in Tewkesbury borough, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO9829).
    15. countableuncountableAn area of Baschurch, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ4221).
    16. countableuncountableA hamlet in Stottesdon parish, south Shropshire (OS grid ref SO6681).
Cite this entry
APA

Prescott. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Prescott

MLA

“Prescott.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Prescott. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Prescott,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Prescott.

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