doorstead

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noun

The entrance or place of a door.

“February 20 1767 William Warburton, letter to Richard Hurd I replied , […] "did nobody clog up the King's door-stead more than I, there would be room for all honest men"”

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Meanings

noundoorstead (plural doorsteads)

plural doorsteads

  1. obsoleteThe entrance or place of a door.

    February 20 1767 William Warburton, letter to Richard Hurd I replied , […] "did nobody clog up the King's door-stead more than I, there would be room for all honest men"

Origin

From door + stead.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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