kerspel
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch kerspel, from kerke (church) + spellen (to proclaim).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɛrˌspəl/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ker‧spel
Noun
kerspel n (plural kerspels or kerspelen, diminutive kerspeltje n)
- (historical) parish
- (historical, civil law) jurisdictional area comprised by that of a (former) parish
References
- van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “kerspel”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute