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disfrock

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dis-frock
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To remove from status as a member of a clergy; to unfrock.

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English frock English disfrock From dis- + frock.

Usage

Inflected Forms

disfrocks (present, singular) disfrocking (participle, present) disfrocked (participle, past) disfrocked (past)

Questions

What does disfrock mean?
To remove from status as a member of a clergy; to unfrock.
Where does disfrock come from?
Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English frock English disfrock From dis- + frock.

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