Holyrood
English
/ˈhɒliɹuːd/
proper noun
Definitions
- (Christianity) A relic believed to be part of the True Cross.
- (area in Edinburgh), the home of the Scottish Parliament.
- (UK politics) The .
Etymology
Compound from English holy + English rood.
Origin
English
rood
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Holy Book English
- Holy Spirit English
- Holy Trinity English
- Holywell English
- Holywood English
- halibut English
- halidom English
- holiday English
- holily English
- holiness English
- holinight English
- holy English
- holy fire English
- holy water English
- holystone English
- nonholy English
- overholy English
- pope-holy English
- rood English
- unholy English
- whole English
- holi Middle English
- rode Middle English
- holi Tok Pisin