Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

byfellow

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: byfel-low
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fellow of a college (in the University of Cambridge) not on the foundation, and not having the privileges of a foundation fellow.

Etymology

From by- + fellow.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: by

Inflected Forms

byfellows (plural) by-fellow (alternative)

Derived Forms

byfellowship

Questions

What does byfellow mean?: A fellow of a college (in the University of Cambridge) not on the foundation, and not having the privileges of a foundation fellow.
Where does byfellow come from?: From by- + fellow.

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