chur-comb. form
an obsolete representation of German kur- in such titles as churfurst n. = kurfürst, electoral prince, elector. churmark n. = kurmark, mark governed by an elector (in place of a markgraf).
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1654 Trag. Alphonsus i. 6 Churfurst of Mentz, if thou play thy part.
1803 T. R. Malthus Ess. Princ. Population (new ed.) ii. vi. 258 In the Churmark of Brandenburgh.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online June 2020).
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comb. form1654- to carry another's water
- to carry arms
- to carry arms against
- to carry away
- to carry away the bucklers
- to carry away the game
- to carry away, gain, get, win, go away with etc the garland
- to carry away, gain, get, win, go away with the garland
- to carry back
- to carry big guns
- to carry coals
- to carry coals to newcastle
- to carry conviction
- to carry double
- to carry etc a torch for
- to carry etc a torch for someone
- to carry etc and come
- to carry etc and go
- to carry etc come
- to carry etc go
- to carry forth
- to carry forward
- to carry garbage to a bear
- to carry guns
- to carry guts to a bear