Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

house of mercy

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.24 in modern English

Syllables: house- of mer-cy
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An Anglican institution from the mid-19th to mid-20th century serving as a refuge for prostitutes, unmarried mothers, etc.

Inflected Forms

houses of mercy (plural)

Questions

What does house of mercy mean?: An Anglican institution from the mid-19th to mid-20th century serving as a refuge for prostitutes, unmarried mothers, etc.

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