Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

distringas

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dis-tringas
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A writ commanding the sheriff to distrain a person by his goods or chattels, to compel a compliance with something required of him.

Etymology

Latin, that you distrain, from distringere. See distrain.

Inflected Forms

distringases (plural)

Questions

What does distringas mean?: A writ commanding the sheriff to distrain a person by his goods or chattels, to compel a compliance with something required of him.
Where does distringas come from?: Latin, that you distrain, from distringere. See distrain.

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