Meanings
sart1
plural sarts
- UKobsoleteAn assart, or clearing; land cleared for agriculture.
And the syte of an olde mylne with a littel sart that lyes betwixt the mylne and the Ellers with other land in Arthington and all the water within his fee for helping and sustayneing of the said nownree
1859, John Jones, quoting Monasticon Anglicanum, volume 1, c. 1450, The History and Antiquities of Harewood, in the County of York, page 223
Sart2
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Origin
sart · noun
- Medieval Latinsarrītum“to hoe”
- Old Frenchsart
- Middle Englishsart
- Englishsart
From Middle English sart, from Old French sart, from Medieval Latin sarrītum (“to hoe”).
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Full word history & related roots →Sart · proper noun
- Lydian𐤮𐤱𐤠𐤭
- Medieval GreekΣάρδεις
- Ottoman Turkishصارت
- TurkishSart
- EnglishSart
From Turkish Sart and Ottoman Turkish صارت (Sart), from Medieval Greek Σάρδεις (Sárdeis), ultimately from Lydian 𐤮𐤱𐤠𐤭 (sfar). Doublet of Sardis.
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Turkish Sart
- Sartcity in Turkey — see also Sardis
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Cite this entry
sart. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sart
“sart.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sart. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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