Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ballium

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bal-li-um
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of bailey (“fortification”).

Example Sentences

"[T]he southern court of the ballium had become a flower-garden, with quaint terraces, statues, knots of flowers, clipped yews and hollies, and all the pedantries of the topiarian art."

Etymology

From Medieval Latin ballium.

Word Breakdown

Root: ballium

Inflected Forms

balliums (plural) ballia (plural)

Synonyms

bailey

Questions

What does ballium mean?: Synonym of bailey (“fortification”).
Where does ballium come from?: From Medieval Latin ballium.

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