Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

douzaine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: douzaine
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A parish council, consisting of a dean and twelve douzeniers.

Example Sentences

"If the eldest son will not accept the valuation set upon it by the town Douzaine, then it will be successively offered to the sons and daughters in rotation, according to seniority […]"
"The douzaines of Guernsey, since the year 1844, are represented in the states by deputies, who are delegates rather than representatives."
"There is a parish council called the Douzaine, which, as its name suggests, consists of twelve members."
"At a parish meeting held last night, dean of the douzaine Nick Dorey said that although some of the cars had been removed, it would be a lot easier with legal parking restrictions put in place."

Etymology

Borrowed from French douzaine (“dozen”).

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: douzaine

Inflected Forms

douzaines (plural)

Questions

What does douzaine mean?: A parish council, consisting of a dean and twelve douzeniers.
Where does douzaine come from?: It is traced to French.

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