abbeystead

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noun

The seat of an abbey.

OriginOld French abeie ← Old English stede →
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Meanings

abbeystead1

nounabbeystead (plural abbeysteads)

plural abbeysteads · alternative abbeystede · alternative abbey-stead

  1. archaicThe seat of an abbey.

Abbeystead2

proper noun
  1. A village in Over Wyresdale civil parish, City of Lancaster district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5654).

Origin

abbeystead · noun

From abbey + stead (“place”).

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Abbeystead · proper noun

  1. Old Englishstede
  2. Old Frenchabeie
  3. EnglishAbbeystead

From the Old French abeie or abbeie, meaning abbey, and the Old English stede, meaning place or site. Combined to mean "the site of the abbey" or "estate owned by the abbey".

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Translations

Portuguese abadia
  • abadiaseat of an abbey
Spanish abadía
  • abadíaseat of an abbey
Urdu ابے اسٹیڈ
  • ابے اسٹیڈvillage in Over Wyresdale, City of Lancaster, Lancashire, England
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APA

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Chicago

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