"church-ale" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: church-ales [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English cherche ale. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|cherche ale}} Middle English cherche ale Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} church-ale (countable and uncountable, plural church-ales)
  1. (historical) A church or parish festival (as in commemoration of the dedication of a church), at which much ale was drunk. Tags: countable, historical, uncountable
    Sense id: en-church-ale-en-noun-9EOdcuhJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53
  2. The strong ale brewed for this purpose. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-church-ale-en-noun-w8h~OfAT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: churchale, church ale

Inflected forms

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