Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

aubaine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: aubaine
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The inheritance of the property of an unnaturalized foreigner, in particular in France during feudalism and the Ancien Régime.

Etymology

From French aubaine, as in droit d'aubaine.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: aubaine

Questions

What does aubaine mean?: The inheritance of the property of an unnaturalized foreigner, in particular in France during feudalism and the Ancien Régime.
Where does aubaine come from?: It is traced to French.

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