Speakur

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non-obeisance

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.10 in modern English

Syllables
non-obei-sance
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Lack of obeisance or failure to obey; disobedience

Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English non-obeisaunce, nonnobeisaunce, equivalent to non (“no”, adjective) + obeisance.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: non-obeisaunce

Usage

Inflected Forms

nonobeisance (alternative)

Questions

What does non-obeisance mean?
Lack of obeisance or failure to obey; disobedience
Where does non-obeisance come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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