Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

under the bootheel of

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables: un-der- the -bootheel of
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Subjugated by (an oppressive force).

Example Sentences

"Serfdom was formally abolished in 1861 as part of the Great Reforms under Alexander II. But the peasantry, the preponderant class in czarist Russia, still lived under the boot heel of patriarchal semi-feudalism."

Questions

What does under the bootheel of mean?: Subjugated by (an oppressive force).

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