Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

corn law

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.17 in modern English

Syllables: corn law
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of the tariffs and protectionist regulations on imported grain and other foodstuffs enforced in the United Kingdom from 1815 until their abolition in 1846.

British usage

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

corn laws (plural) corn-law (alternative) cornlaw (alternative)

Questions

What does corn law mean?: One of the tariffs and protectionist regulations on imported grain and other foodstuffs enforced in the United Kingdom from 1815 until their abolition in 1846.

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