Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

admeasure

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ad-mea-sure
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Transitive verb

verb

To survey and lay off a due portion to, as of dower in real estate or of pasture held in common.

Transitive verb

verb

To delimit, to restrain.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Etymology

From Middle English amesure, from Anglo-Norman amesurer, admesurer, from Medieval Latin admēnsūrō. Compare Classical Latin admētior (“measure out to”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: amesure, amesurer, admēnsūrō

Usage

Inflected Forms

admeasures (present, singular) admeasuring (participle, present) admeasured (participle, past) admeasured (past)

Derived Forms

admeasurement admeasurer

Questions

What does admeasure mean?: To measure.
Where does admeasure come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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