Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cattlewealth

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cat-tlewealth
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Wealth measured in the number of cattle owned.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The cattlewealth seems to be related partly to the amount of land possessed by the groups and partly to their respective emphasis on the types of economy."
"Since everything, therefore, depends on the groom’s cattlewealth (meaning by this both the animals he actually possesses and those he can obtain from relatives and friends), it follows that actual bridewealth payments vary in amount."
"To Dinka youth, cattlewealth has an aesthetic significance far above its material value."

Etymology

From cattle + wealth.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does cattlewealth mean?: Wealth measured in the number of cattle owned.
Where does cattlewealth come from?: From cattle + wealth.

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