Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

church-ale

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.67 in modern English

Syllables
church-ale
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A church or parish festival (as in commemoration of the dedication of a church), at which much ale was drunk.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The strong ale brewed for this purpose.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English cherche ale.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

church-ales (plural) churchale (alternative) church ale (alternative)

Questions

What does church-ale mean?
A church or parish festival (as in commemoration of the dedication of a church), at which much ale was drunk.
Where does church-ale come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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