Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

aurigal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: au-ri-gal
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to a chariot.

Example Sentences

"[…]the established thoroughfare for equestrian and aurigal travellers."
"I cannot help thinking that some incipient Jehu […] must have adopted the term furnished by Ainsworth to his new aurigal arrangement."
"No evidence exists of his [Elagabalus's] alleged sexual versatility, of his averred convivial extravagance, of his famed aurigal or saltatory prowess, or of his reportedly wicked sense of humour."
"To return to Li Po and round out his views in poetry of the Lu Shan waterfall, we need only refer first to a couplet in his “Lu Mountain Ballad, Sent to ‘Emptyboat’ Lu, Aurigal Attendant,” so ably discussed by Elling Eide."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin aurīgālis, from aurīga (“charioteer”).

Questions

What does aurigal mean?: Of or pertaining to a chariot.
Where does aurigal come from?: Borrowed from Latin aurīgālis, from aurīga (“charioteer”).

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