churchyard
1Churchyard — Church yard , n. The ground adjoining a church, in which the dead are buried; a cemetery. [1913 Webster] Like graves in the holy churchyard. Shak. Syn: Burial place; burying ground; graveyard; necropolis; cemetery; God s acre. [1913 Webster] …
2Churchyard — (spr. Tschörtschjahrd), Thomas, geb. in Shrewsbury im 16. Jahrh., Anfangs Hausbeamter des Lord Surry; wurde dann Soldat, gefangen u. von 2 mitleidigen Frauen losgekauft; er st. arm 1570. Er schr.: Gedichte, gesammelt als Chip. Lond. 1775 …
3churchyard — (n.) early 12c., from CHURCH (Cf. church) + YARD (Cf. yard) (n.1) …
4churchyard — ► NOUN ▪ an enclosed area surrounding a church, especially as used for burials …
5churchyard — [chʉrch′yärd΄] n. the yard or ground adjoining a church, often used as a place of burial …
6Churchyard — For the sixteenth century author, see Thomas Churchyard. For the nineteenth century painter, see Thomas Churchyard (painter). The churchyard of Vepriai, Lithuania A churchyard is a patch of land adjoining or surrounding a church which is usually… …
7churchyard — UK [ˈtʃɜː(r)tʃˌjɑː(r)d] / US [ˈtʃɜrtʃˌjɑrd] noun [countable] Word forms churchyard : singular churchyard plural churchyards the area of land around a church where dead people are buried …
8Churchyard — See St. Botolph Billingsgate, Churchyard …
9Churchyard — Recorded in many forms including Church, Churcher, Churchers, Churches, Churchouse, Churchus, Churchyard, and Churchman, this is an English surname. It derives from the Old English pre 7th Century cyrice meaning church , (ultimately from the… …
10churchyard — [[t]tʃɜ͟ː(r)tʃjɑː(r)d[/t]] churchyards N COUNT A churchyard is an area of land around a church where dead people are buried …
