"merestone" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: merestones [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English merestone, merestane, from Old English mǣrstān (“boundary-stone”), equivalent to mere (“boundary”) + stone. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|merestone}} Middle English merestone, {{m|enm|merestane}} merestane, {{inh|en|ang|mǣrstān|t=boundary-stone}} Old English mǣrstān (“boundary-stone”), {{com|en|mere|stone|t1=boundary}} mere (“boundary”) + stone Head templates: {{en-noun}} merestone (plural merestones)
  1. (England, regional, now historical) A stone designating a limit or boundary; a boundary stone. Tags: England, historical, regional
    Sense id: en-merestone-en-noun-Y97iVoj~ Categories (other): English English, English entries with incorrect language header, Regional English

Inflected forms

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