ˈkərkˌtau̇n noun
also kirk·ton -_tən
Etymology: Middle English (Scots dialect) kirktoun, from kirke, kirk + toun town — more at town
1. : the hamlet in the immediate neighborhood of the parish church in country parishes of Scotland
2. : glebe 2a
ˈkərkˌtau̇n noun
also kirk·ton -_tən
Etymology: Middle English (Scots dialect) kirktoun, from kirke, kirk + toun town — more at town
1. : the hamlet in the immediate neighborhood of the parish church in country parishes of Scotland
2. : glebe 2a
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012