Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

borrowage

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bor-rowage
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of suretyship

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

The act of borrowing.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The bailies then took the position of burghal officers, and were elected by the burgesses, but they still acted as officers of the crown in giving possession, or sasine as it was called, to the several burgh holdings, or borrowages as they were termed, whenever these were transferred to purchasers, or were transmitted to the heirs or successors of previous owners."

Etymology

From Middle English borwage, borowage, equivalent to borrow + -age. Compare borrowship.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: borwage
Suffix: borrow

Usage

Inflected Forms

borrowages (plural)

Synonyms

suretyship

Questions

What does borrowage mean?: Synonym of suretyship
Where does borrowage come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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