Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

courtnoll

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: court-noll
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Now euery lowt muſt haue his ſonne a Courtnoll,and thoſe dunghill dꝛudges ware ſo pꝛoud,that they wil pꝛeſume to wear on their feet,what kings haue woꝛne on their heades."
""Heere," quoth the Miller, "good fellowe, Ile drinke to thee & to all the courtnolls that curteous bee." "I pledge thee," quoth our King, "& thanke thee heartilye for my good welcome in euerye degree ; & heere in like manner I drinke to thy sonne." "doe then," saies Richard, "& quicke let it come.""

Etymology

From court + noll (“head”), with second part also found in such contemptuous expressions as "drunken noll", compare -head.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

courtnolls (plural) courtnal (alternative) courtnold (alternative) courtnole (alternative) courtnowle (alternative)

Questions

What does courtnoll mean?: A courtier.
Where does courtnoll come from?: From court + noll (“head”), with second part also found in such contemptuous expressions as "drunken noll", compare -head.

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