"churchwarden" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-churchwarden.ogg [Australia] Forms: churchwardens [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English cherchewardeyn, chirchewardeyn, churchewardeyn, schyrsche wordeyn; equivalent to church + warden. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|cherchewardeyn}} Middle English cherchewardeyn, {{m|enm|chirchewardeyn}} chirchewardeyn, {{m|enm|churchewardeyn}} churchewardeyn, {{m|enm|schyrsche wordeyn}} schyrsche wordeyn, {{compound|en|church|warden}} church + warden Head templates: {{en-noun}} churchwarden (plural churchwardens)
  1. (British) A lay officer of the Church of England who handles the secular affairs of the parish. Tags: British Categories (topical): Anglicanism, Christianity Translations (lay officer who handles secular affairs of the parish): եկեղեցպան (ekeġecʻpan) (Armenian), kirkeværge [common-gender] (Danish), kerkmeester [masculine] (Dutch), kerkvoogd [historical, masculine] (Dutch), kerkmeesteres [feminine] (Dutch), kirkonisäntä (Finnish), kirkkoväärti [historical] (Finnish), marguillier [masculine] (French), marguillière [feminine] (French), Kirchenvorsteher [masculine] (German), Kirchenvorsteherin [feminine] (German), kurátor (Hungarian), kirkkostaarosta (Ingrian), е́питроп (épitrop) [masculine] (Macedonian), seurvillant d'l'Êglyise [masculine] (Norman), kirkeverge [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), kyrkjeverje [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), кти́тор (ktítor) [masculine] (Russian), церко́вный ста́роста (cerkóvnyj stárosta) [masculine] (Russian), capiller [masculine] (Spanish), capillero [masculine] (Spanish), kyrkvärd [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-churchwarden-en-noun-LD70W16k Disambiguation of Anglicanism: 48 38 13 Disambiguation of Christianity: 47 33 19 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 18 40 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 42 20 39 Disambiguation of 'lay officer who handles secular affairs of the parish': 83 12 5
  2. (US) A similar functionary of the Episcopal church. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-churchwarden-en-noun-4Q2bmqKC Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 18 40 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 42 20 39
  3. (British, slang) Short for churchwarden pipe. Tags: British, abbreviation, alt-of, slang Alternative form of: churchwarden pipe
    Sense id: en-churchwarden-en-noun-~ovwXydu Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 18 40 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 42 20 39
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: churchwarden pipe, churchwardenship, churchwarden's pew Related terms: vestry

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      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "е́питроп"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "lay officer who handles secular affairs of the parish",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "seurvillant d'l'Êglyise"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "lay officer who handles secular affairs of the parish",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kirkeverge"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "lay officer who handles secular affairs of the parish",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "kyrkjeverje"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ktítor",
      "sense": "lay officer who handles secular affairs of the parish",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "кти́тор"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "cerkóvnyj stárosta",
      "sense": "lay officer who handles secular affairs of the parish",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "церко́вный ста́роста"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "lay officer who handles secular affairs of the parish",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "capiller"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "lay officer who handles secular affairs of the parish",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "capillero"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "lay officer who handles secular affairs of the parish",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "kyrkvärd"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "churchwarden"
  ],
  "word": "churchwarden"
}

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