Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

clerk-ale

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.51 in modern English

Syllables: clerk-ale
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A feast for the benefit of the parish clerk.

British usage; Obsolete

Example Sentences

"That ALE is festival, appears from its sense in composition; as, amongst others, in the words Lecet-ale, Lamb-ale, Whitson-ale, Clerk-ale, and Church-ale"

Usage

British usage
Obsolete

Inflected Forms

clerk-ales (plural)

Questions

What does clerk-ale mean?: A feast for the benefit of the parish clerk.

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