ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Wakeman

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Wakeman is a noun meaning (UK, historical) A man employed to preside over a nightly curfew in the city of Ripon, England.

Meaning

(UK, historical) A man employed to preside over a nightly curfew in the city of Ripon, England.

More Meanings

  1. (archaic) A watchman

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Related dictionary entries include wasson, wainman.

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