Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

doorstead

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: doorstead
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The entrance or place of a door.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"February 20 1767 William Warburton, letter to Richard Hurd I replied , […] "did nobody clog up the King's door-stead more than I, there would be room for all honest men""

Etymology

From door + stead.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

doorsteads (plural)

Questions

What does doorstead mean?: The entrance or place of a door.
Where does doorstead come from?: From door + stead.

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