chaucer
/ˈt͡ʃɔsɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.84 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A rare medieval English surname from Old French.
name
A rare medieval English surname from Old French.
Example Sentences
- "After all, the English hostel owes much of its charms to Chaucer; our associations are of his haunting pictures—his delicate Lady Prioress, his comely young squire, with their pleasant interchange of tale and legend, rise upon the mind's eye in all the fascination of his vivid delineations."
Etymology
From Middle English Chaucer, from Old French chaucier (“hose-maker, hosier”), from chauces (“clothing for the legs, breeches, pantaloons, hose”). Compare the modern loanword chausse.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Chaucer, chaucier
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈt͡ʃɔsɚ/
- British English: /ˈt͡ʃɔːsə/
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in People.