"birthstead" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: birthsteads [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English birth-sted, equivalent to birth + stead (“place, location”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|birth-sted}} Middle English birth-sted, {{af|en|birth|stead|t2=place, location}} birth + stead (“place, location”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} birthstead (plural birthsteads)
  1. (archaic, poetic) The place of one's birth, birthplace. Tags: archaic, poetic Synonyms: birth-stead
    Sense id: en-birthstead-en-noun-103ofMci Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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