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Middle English
- Wesminster, Westemester, Westeminster, Westemynster, Westemynstre, Westemyster, Westmenster, Westmenstre, Westmester, Westminstre, Westmunster, Westmunstre, Westmustre, West-mynster, Westmynster, Westmynstere, Westmynstre, Westmynstur, Westmyster
Etymology
From Old English Wæst minstre, West mynstre; equivalent to west + menstre.
Proper noun
Westmestre
- Westminster
1477, William Caxton, “Et sic est finis”, in The Dictes or Sayengis of the Philosophres, Westminster, London: William Caxton, folio 74, recto:Here endeth the book named the dictes or sayengis of the philosophres enprynted. by me william Caxton at westmestre the yere of our lord .M.CCCC.Lxx vij.- Here ends the book named 'The Dict or Sayings of the Philosophers Enprinted. By me, William Caxton at Westminster, the Year of Our Lord .M.CCCC.LXX VIJ.'
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