Meaning & origin
What it means
Sancton goes back to Old English sanct, meaning “saint.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Old English sand, from Old English sanct (“saint”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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