churchway

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noun

A customary right of way to the parish church over land lying within the parish.

OriginOld English ciricweg →
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Meanings

nounchurchway (plural churchways)

plural churchways

  1. A customary right of way to the parish church over land lying within the parish.

Origin

  1. Old Englishciricweg
  2. Englishchurchway

From Old English ciricweg, equivalent to church + way.

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APA

churchway. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/churchway

MLA

“churchway.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/churchway. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “churchway,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/churchway.

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