Kirkyard
//ˈkɪɹkjaɹd// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A churchyard, especially one in Scotland. Scotland
"The chapel reappears, however, along with the surrounding kirkyard, in 1593."
Example
More examples"The chapel reappears, however, along with the surrounding kirkyard, in 1593."
Etymology
From kirk + yard. Cognate with Danish kirkegård, Faroese kirkjugarður, Icelandic kirkjugarður, Norwegian Bokmål kirkegård, Norwegian Nynorsk kyrkjegård, and Swedish kyrkogård.
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