Guernsey Definition

gûrnzē
guernseys
noun
Any of a breed of medium-sized dairy cattle, usually fawn-colored with white markings.
Webster's New World
A closefitting, knitted woolen shirt, worn by seamen.
Webster's New World
(Australia) Selection or election to a position.
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Synonyms:
  • island of Guernsey
pronoun
The second-largest of the Channel Islands.
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Other Word Forms of Guernsey

Noun

Singular:
Guernsey
Plural:
guernseys

Origin of Guernsey

  • From Anglo-Norman, from Old Norse, compound of Granis (“Grani's”) and ey (“island”).

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  • From Guernsey.

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Guernsey Sentence Examples

  • English Puritans emigrated under the auspices of the Virginia Company to the Bermudas in 1612; and in 1617 a Presbyterian Church, governed by ministers and four elders, was established there by Lewis Hughes, who used the liturgy of the isles of Guernsey and Jersey.

  • The act of 1679 expressly applies to Wales, Berwick-on-Tweed, Jersey and Guernsey, and the act of 1816 also extends to the Isle of Man.

  • He was chaplain to the English garrison at Guernsey in April - December 16J9 and again in 1661; and in the latter year, refusing valuable livings in England offered on condition of conformity, he returned to America.

  • Only in Jersey and Guernsey, whither large numbers of Huguenots had fled after the St Bartholomew massacre, was Presbyterianism fully permitted.

  • In Jersey and in Guernsey there are courts of first instance with appeal to the bishop of Winchester.

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Words Starting With

GGUGUE

Words Ending With

YEYSEY

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Words Starting With G and Ending With Y

Starts With G & Ends With YStarts With GU & Ends With YStarts With G & Ends With EY

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8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With G8 Letter Words Ending With Y