Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lawyercraft

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lawyer-craft
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The knowledge, training, or work of a lawyer; the exercise of lawyerly functions.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"It is among the artifices employed by lawyercraft to reconcile the public mind to the sale of indulgences, elsewhere spoken of."
"[…] that hereditary humbug, and class usurpation shall give place to popular sovereignty; that the laws shall be few and simple and lawyercraft abolished."

Etymology

From lawyer + -craft.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: lawyer

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does lawyercraft mean?: The knowledge, training, or work of a lawyer; the exercise of lawyerly functions.
Where does lawyercraft come from?: From lawyer + -craft.

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