townselike

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adjective

Bourgeois; plebeian.

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Meanings

adjectivetownselike (comparative more townselike, superlative most townselike)

comparative more townselike · superlative most townselike

  1. obsoleteBourgeois; plebeian.

    The riche merchaunt, the poore Squier, the wise plough man, and the good townselike craftsman, needes no daughter in lawe that can fril and paint her selfe, but such as be skilfull very well to spinne.

    1577, Hellowes, Guevara

Origin

Apparently from *townslike, equivalent to towns + -like.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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