"endware" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɛndˌwæːr/ [Early, Modern] Forms: endwares [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle English *endeware, from Old English *endeware (literally “village people”), from ende (“end, extremity”) + -ware (“inhabitants”), metonymically extended from the inhabitants of a settlement to the settlement itself. Compare endship for a similar formation. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|en|enm|*endeware|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle English *endeware, {{inh+|en|enm|*endeware}} Inherited from Middle English *endeware, {{inh|en|ang|*endeware|lit=village people}} Old English *endeware (literally “village people”), {{af|ang|ende|-ware|nocat=1|t1=end, extremity|t2=inhabitants}} ende (“end, extremity”) + -ware (“inhabitants”), {{glossary|metonym|metonymically}} metonymically Head templates: {{en-noun}} endware (plural endwares)
  1. (Early Modern, northwestern Essex, rare) A hamlet or township; a small settlement or locality. Tags: Early, Essex, Modern, Northwestern, rare

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