Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

autority

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: au-tor-i-ty
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete form of authority.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[…]this Autority of his Perſon, doth notwithſtanding lay on us an Obligation, of keeping under his Obedience, and making no warlike Reſiſtance."
"In a word, they were made uſe of by the immediate ſucceſſors of the Apoſtles, and many of them read in the Public Aſſemblies of Chriſtians, as Canonical Scripture, without the leaſt mark of Diſtinction, in point of Autority[…]"
"[…]then the Benefit of Spiritual Adminiſtrations, muſt, according to You, depend upon the Autority of Him that Adminiſters."

Usage

Inflected Forms

autorities (plural)

Questions

What does autority mean?: Obsolete form of authority.

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