kirkman

American

[kurk-muhn, kirk-muhn] / ˈkɜrk mən, ˈkɪrk mən /

noun

Scot. and North England.

a member or follower of the Kirk.
a churchman.

kirkman British

/ ˈkɜːkmən, ˈkɪrk- /

noun

a member or strong upholder of the Kirk
a churchman; clergyman

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

kirkmen

plural

Etymology

Origin of kirkman

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at kirk, -man

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No mere Scotch kirkman was Archie, but a prehistoric Calvinist, a Presbyterian by the act of God and an elder from all eternity.

From St. Cuthbert's by Knowles, Robert E.

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