Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bed and board

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.84 in modern English

Syllables: bed and board
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A place to sleep and eat; bed and breakfast; the services provided by an inn or similar establishment.

Uncountable

noun

Full connubial relations.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"For, alas, the Ideal always has to grow in the Real, and to seek out its bed and board there, often in a very sorry way. No beautifullest Poet is a Bird-of-Paradise, living on perfumes; sleeping in the aether with outspread wings. The Heroic, independent of bed and board, is found in Drury Lane Theatre only"

Etymology

From Middle English bed and bord.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: bed and bord

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

divorce from bed and board separation from bed and board food and board

Frequently Paired Words

food and board

Questions

What does bed and board mean?: A place to sleep and eat; bed and breakfast; the services provided by an inn or similar establishment.
Where does bed and board come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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