Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unsurplice

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-sur-plice
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To remove the surplice (and associated religious status) from.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"If a Wesleyan member in Parliament has the power to unsurplice the priests and deacons of the Church of England, the member of the Church of England may hang the cope upon the shoulders of the Conference."
"[…] but Mr. — and such like, might hold an indignation meeting against him for going against the Bishops, if he did not unsurplice his choir and degrade his service to their Dissenting level."

Etymology

From un- + surplice.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

unsurplices (present, singular) unsurplicing (participle, present) unsurpliced (participle, past) unsurpliced (past)

Questions

What does unsurplice mean?: To remove the surplice (and associated religious status) from.
Where does unsurplice come from?: From un- + surplice.

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