marchman

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See also: Marchman

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

march +‎ -man

Noun[edit]

marchman (plural marchmen)

(historical) A person living in the marchland (border regions) between England and Scotland or England and Wales.
Synonym: borderer

References[edit]

“marchman”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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