Where does “township” come from?
Township derives from Middle English towneship, from Old English tūnsċipe, a compound of tūn (enclosure, settlement) and sċipe (condition, state).
township (English): The territory of a town; a subdivision of a...
Definitions
- The territory of a town; a subdivision of a...
Ancestry of “township”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | towneship | — |
| 2 | Old English | tūnsċipe | the inhabitants of a town; township |
Words derived from “township”