Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paisleyite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pais-leyite
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A political supporter of Ian Paisley ((1926 - 2014) ), loyalist politician and Protestant religious leader from Northern Ireland who served as leader of the Democratic Unionist Party

British usage

Example Sentences

"Meanwhile, the current leadershp of Irish Republicanism are literally pleading with Orange Settlers, Paileyites et al to engage in what you call "constitutional", democratic pursuits and to ignore the right of the Irish people to self-determine our own future."

Etymology

From Paisley + -ite.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: Paisley
Suffix: -ite

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

Paisleyites (plural)

Questions

What does paisleyite mean?: A political supporter of Ian Paisley ((1926 - 2014) ), loyalist politician and Protestant religious leader from Northern Ireland who served as leader of the Democratic Unionist Party
Where does paisleyite come from?: From Paisley + -ite.

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