"churchward" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "A contraction of churchwarden, in turn from Old English cyrce + weard a \"churchwarden\" or \"sacristan\".",
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  "etymology_text": "From Middle English cherche ward, chercheward, chircheward, churchewarde, chyrche-ward, chyrcheward, kirkeward, kurk-ward, kurkward, kyrkward; equivalent to church + -ward.",
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        "Towards a church."
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          "word": "churchwards"
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  "word": "churchward"
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        "Towards a church."
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