houseling
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The act of administering the eucharist.
adj
Of or pertaining to the eucharist.
adj
Pertaining to any of the sacraments of the Roman Catholic Church, such as marriage.
noun
One who frequently remains indoors or at home.
Example Sentences
- "There was a copula up there, one of those small, windowed houselings whose pointed roof inevitably supported the weathervane, as it did here."
- "It meant that pallid houselings sat in the sunshine and got well."
Etymology
From Middle English houselyng, housling, from Old English hūslung (“administration of the sacrament”), from Old English hūslian (“to administer the sacrament”), equivalent to housel + -ing.
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Phrases
houseling people