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cantref

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.03 in modern English

Syllables
cantref
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mediaeval land division in Wales.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle Welsh cantref, from cant (“hundred”) + tref (“village, settlement”), the notional basis of the division.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

cantrefs (plural) cantrefi (plural) cantred (alternative) cantrev (alternative)

Questions

What does cantref mean?
A mediaeval land division in Wales.
Where does cantref come from?
From Middle Welsh cantref, from cant (“hundred”) + tref (“village, settlement”), the notional basis of the division.

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