arrect
/əˈɹɛkt/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Madame regent of the scyence sevyn To whos astate all noblenes most leven, My supplycacyon to you I arrect, Whereof I beseche you to tender the effecte."
- "1532-1533, Thomas More, Confutation Therfore he arrecteth no blame of theyr dedes unto them."
- "God speaks not the idle and unconcerned hearer, but to the vigilant and arrect."
- "At every solemn pause the croud recoil Gazing each other speechless, and congeal'd With shivering sighs: till eager for th' event, Around the beldame all arrect they hang, Each trembling heart with grateful terrors quell'd."
Etymology
From Latin arrēctus, perfect participle of arrigō.
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *h₃reǵ-, arrēctus
Usage
Inflected Forms
arrects (present, singular)
arrecting (participle, present)
arrected (participle, past)
arrected (past)
more arrect (comparative)
most arrect (superlative)