merestake

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noun

A pollard or tree standing as a mark or boundary for the division of parts or parcels in a grove, thicket, or woods.

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meretree
OriginMiddle English merestake →
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Meanings

nounmerestake (plural merestakes)

plural merestakes

  1. A pollard or tree standing as a mark or boundary for the division of parts or parcels in a grove, thicket, or woods.

    The jury order both parties to occupy the ground in the Fence set out by them and marked by merestakes.

    1912, The Court Rolls of the Honor of Clitheroe, page 144

    Synonyms: meretree

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA pollard or tree standing as a mark or boundary for the division of parts or parcels in a grove, thicket, or woods.

Similar
meretree

Origin

  1. Middle Englishmerestake
  2. Englishmerestake

From Middle English merestake, equivalent to mere (“boundary”) + stake.

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Cite this entry
APA

merestake. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merestake

MLA

“merestake.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merestake. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “merestake,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merestake.

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