Holyrood

Meaning

1. A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador.
2. A community in Huron-Kinloss township, Bruce County, Ontario.
3. A place in Canada:
4. The Scottish Parliament.
5. A neighbourhood in south-east Edmonton, Alberta.
6. A minor city in Ellsworth County, Kansas, United States.
7. An area of Edinburgh, Scotland, the home of the Scottish Parliament.
8. Alternative form of Holy Rood: the True Cross of Jesus.

Etymology / origin

From Middle English Holy Rood, Holyrode, holy-rode, holy roode, hali rode, halgorode, equivalent to holy + rood (“crucifix, cross”). The town in Newfoundland is named after a location near Crewkerne, Somerset.

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