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Meaning of church-ale | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A church or parish festival (as in commemoration of the dedication of a church), at which much ale was drunk.
    countable, historical, uncountable
  2. The strong ale brewed for this purpose.
    countable, uncountable

Examples

“If many be at an Alehouse , a Christmaſſe dinner, or Churchale, and ( without any intention of an Affray) they ſodainly fall⟳ together by the eares[…]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

church-door church-load Church-of-Englandism Church-Rosser property Church-Rosser theorem Church-Turing thesis

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