Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bordar

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bor-dar
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person ranking below villeins and above serfs in the social hierarchy of a manor, holding just enough land to feed a family (about five acres) and required to provide labour on the demesne on specified days of the week.

Etymology

From Latin bordarius, of Teutonic origin. See board.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: bordarius

Inflected Forms

bordars (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

cottar

Synonyms

bordarius

Questions

What does bordar mean?: A person ranking below villeins and above serfs in the social hierarchy of a manor, holding just enough land to feed a family (about five acres) and required to provide labour on the demesne on specified days of the week.
Where does bordar come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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