highgate

See also: Highgate

English

Alternative forms

  • he-gate, heigait (Scotland)

Etymology

From Middle English hiȝe gate, heiȝe gate, heie gate, equivalent to high +‎ gate (“way, road, path”).

Noun

highgate (plural highgates)

  1. (UK dialectal) A highway.
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