cheapstead
The English word “cheapstead” has 1 meaning listed here.
noun
- A marketplace.
Etymology
From cheap (“purchase, business, market”) + stead (“place”), probably a translation of Old Norse kaupstaðr (“marketplace”). Compare Icelandic kaupstaður (“market town”), Swedish köpstad (“market town”), Old English ċēapstōw (“marketplace”).
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