Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underpriest

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-der-priest
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A subordinate priest

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English underprest, unnderrpreost, equivalent to under- + priest. Cognate with Icelandic undirprestur.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

underpriests (plural)

Questions

What does underpriest mean?
A subordinate priest
Where does underpriest come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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