Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cargason

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: car-ga-son
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cargo; a load of goods transported.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Diſcretion is the ballaſt of our Ship, that carries us ſteady; but Zeal is the very Fraight, the Cargaſon, the Merchandiſe it ſelf, vvhich enriches us in the land of the living; and this vvas our caſe, vve vvere all come to eſteem our Ballaſt more then our Fraight, our Diſcretion more then our Zeal; we had more care to pleaſe great men then God; more conſideration of an imaginary change of times, then of unchangeable eternity it ſelf."

Etymology

From French cargaison, Spanish cargazón, from Latin cargare (“to load”). See cargo.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: cargaison, cargazón, cargare

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

cargasons (plural)

Questions

What does cargason mean?: A cargo; a load of goods transported.
Where does cargason come from?: It is traced to French.

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