noun
Barton
BAH-tuhn
noun
1
(British, chiefly historical) A farmyard, or the land attached to a manor house.
"The old records described the barton as the working heart of the estate."
How to Use Barton
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn old English word for a farmyard or the working farmland of a manor; today it survives mainly as a place name and surname.
Word Forms
bartons plural
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Etymology
From Old English bere ("barley") plus tūn ("enclosure"), literally meaning a barley farmstead.