church dom (cherchdum)

[ Whatsoever church pretend eth to a new beginning, pre tendeth at the same time to a new church dom Bp . Pearson, Expos. of Creed, ix. church-due (chèrch'dū), n. An a e ment on members of a church for paying its expenses. Nothing did he dislike more heartily than this collecting of church- dues , nothing did he do more faithfully. W. M. Baker , New Timothy, p. 24. churches sett, n. [Also churset , cherset , and (by misreading of a cherset) acherset (ML. chersetum, ciricsetum), for ME. * churches het , ciric , church, + sceat , payment. A different word from, but confused with, church-scot, q. v.] A certain measure of corn anciently given to the church on St. Martin's day. Selden . church-gangt, n. [ gong (=OFries. kerkgung = D. kerkgang = G. kirchgang = Icel. kirkjuganga = Sw. kyrkogång = Dan. kirkegang ), church and gang . Cf. church - going2 .] 1. Church-going; attendance at church. IMG:content-0394.png:[blocks in formation] Also al they what somewer byen [be] whiche violently drawen out of cherchehawe any fugitif thider fled for socur or which yt for be den him nece ary liflode. 995