kirkmaister

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noun

A churchwarden

OriginMiddle Dutch keercmeester →
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Meanings

nounkirkmaister (plural kirkmaisters)

plural kirkmaisters · alternative kirkmaster

  1. Northern EnglandScotlandUKdialectalA churchwarden

Origin

  1. Middle Dutchkeercmeester“churchmaster”
  2. Englishkirkmaister

From kirk (“church”) + maister (“master”), possibly a calque of Middle Dutch keercmeester (“churchmaster”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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