Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

beadhouse

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bead-house
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An almshouse for poor people who pray daily for their benefactors.

Etymology

Old English bede prayer + English house.

Inflected Forms

beadhouses (plural) bedehouse (alternative)

Questions

What does beadhouse mean?: An almshouse for poor people who pray daily for their benefactors.
Where does beadhouse come from?: Old English bede prayer + English house.

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