kirkmaister
kirkmaister · kirkmaisters
A churchwardenA churchwarden
Meaning
1 senses(Northern England, Scotland, UK, dialectal)A churchwarden
Origin
From kirk (“church”) + maister (“master”), possibly a calque of Middle Dutch keercmeesterFrom kirk (“church”) + maister (“master”), possibly a calque of Middle Dutch keercmeester (“churchmaster”).
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