Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kempery-man

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kem-pery--man
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mediaeval knight-errant or champion.

Example Sentences

"The Gaelic military force, whose status is well expressed in ancient ballads by the designation of "the Kempery men" or men of the camp, were, with their taoiseach, or leader, supported throughout the country by the creaghts."
"I only want an excuse like that for turning kempery-man — knight-errant, as those Norman puppies call it, — like Regnar Lodbrog, or Frithiof, or Harold Hardraade."
"What is known as his Utengi is a kind of battle-chant, extolling his own prowess and taunting his enemies, quite in the fashion of a Norse kempery-man."

Etymology

From kemp (“to contend, struggle, compete”) + -er, and Old English man.

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: mann
Suffix: kemp

Inflected Forms

kempery-men (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

kemper

Questions

What does kempery-man mean?: A mediaeval knight-errant or champion.
Where does kempery-man come from?: It is traced to Old English.

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