What does "christen" mean?
Christen: To give a name; to denominate. "Christen the thing what you will." Bp. Burnet.
Additional senses
- 2.To Christianize. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.
- 3.To use for the first time. [Colloq.]
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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