Kirkyard

//ˈkɪɹkjaɹd// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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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