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borsholder

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bor-sh-old-er
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of tithingman: the head of a tithing.

noun

Synonym of tithingman: a peace officer or underconstable.

Etymology

From Old English borsolder, probably from borges (“pledge's”) + ealdor (“elder”). Compare borrow and elder.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

borsholders (plural)

Synonyms

tithingman

Questions

What does borsholder mean?
Synonym of tithingman: the head of a tithing.
Where does borsholder come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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