Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

custumal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cus-tu-mal
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A survey of a medieval English manor, listing each tenant and the customs under which the tenancy was held.

Example Sentences

"However, it may have been too unwieldy for a large and growing city, and its business therefore narrowed as the other courts developed. According to an early thirteenth-century custumal, there were three chief folkmoots a year: […]"

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin custumale (adjective, neuter form of custumalis), used as an adjectival noun. Attested to 1576.

Inflected Forms

custumals (plural)

Questions

What does custumal mean?: A survey of a medieval English manor, listing each tenant and the customs under which the tenancy was held.
Where does custumal come from?: Borrowed from Late Latin custumale (adjective, neuter form of custumalis), used as an adjectival noun. Attested to 1576.

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