meerestone

Thân thiện

A traveler rests beside a meerestone on the hilltop.

Definition

Noun: 1. A boundary marker: An old term for a landmark used to indicate a boundary, typically consisting of a pile of stones topped with an upright stone slab.

Usage

The word "meerestone" is an archaic or historical term. It is used specifically to refer to a type of physical marker that denoted property lines, parish boundaries, or other territorial limits in the past. * The ancient meerestone marked the edge of the lord's estate. * Historians studied the old map, noting the location of each meerestone.

Advanced Usage

• Historical/Legal Context: The term appears in old deeds, land charters, and historical descriptions where precise boundary demarcation was crucial.
  • The 16th-century charter described the land as extending "from the old oak to the meerestone at the ford."

Variants and Related Words

• Merestone: A more common historical variant spelling of "meerestone."
• Boundary stone: A modern, general term for any stone used to mark a boundary.
• Milepost/Milestone: A stone marker set up to indicate distance in miles along a road (different primary function, but similar form).

Synonyms

• Landmark
• Boundary marker
• Terminus (in a historical surveying context)

Antonyms

• Unmarked border
• Open range

Học thuật

Noun

1. an old term for a landmark that consisted of a pile of stones surmounted by an upright slab

Từ đồng nghĩa

• merestone
• mearstone