churchyard
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churchyard
- /ˈt͡ʃɝt͡ʃ.jɑɹd/ US
- /ˈt͡ʃɜːt͡ʃ.jɑːd/ UK
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English chircheyerd (also kirkeyerd > English kirkyard), equivalent to church + yard. Compare also Middle English kurk-garth, kyrkgarth, kirrkegærd, from Old Norse kirkjugarðr (“churchyard; graveyard”). Replaced Middle English chirchetoun from Old English ċirictūn (churchtown).
noun churchyards · church-yard
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A patch of land adjoining a church, often used as a graveyard.
They said nothing further, but tramped on in the growing darkness, past farm steadings, into the little village, through the silent churchyard where generations of the Pallisers lay, and up the beech avenue that led to Northrop Hall.
Similar: kirkyard
Translations
Talk about this word "churchyard." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/churchyard. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. churchyard. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/churchyard "churchyard." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/churchyard.Cite this
@misc{churchyard_2026,
title = {churchyard},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/churchyard},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
