Abbeystead

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The seat of an abbey. archaic
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A village in the City of Lancaster district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5654).

Etymology

Etymology 1

From the Old French abeie or abbeie, meaning abbey, and the Old English stede, meaning place or site. Combined to mean "the site of the abbey" or "estate owned by the abbey".

Etymology 2

From abbey + stead (“place”).

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