Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ensample

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: en-sam-ple
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An example; a pattern or model for imitation.

Archaic

verb

To exemplify, to show by example.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Being ensamples to the flock."
"The bold ensample of their father's might / Their weapons whetted and their wrath increas'd."
"1662 Book of Common Prayer, Collect for the Second Sunday after Easter Almighty God, who hast given thine only Son to be unto us both a sacrifice for sin, and also an ensample of godly life:"
"I hope that it may be taken by all of us as a lesson, and an ensample, and a teaching of the Lord's mercy."
"1899, Dante Gabriel Rossetti (transl.), The New Life (La Vita Nuova) of Dante Alighieri, Siddall edition, page 111. By which ensamples this thing shall be made manifest unto such as may be offended at any part of this my book."

Etymology

From Middle English ensaumple (noun) and ensaumplen (verb), from Old French ensample.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: ensaumple, ensample

Usage

Inflected Forms

ensamples (plural) ensamples (present, singular) ensampling (participle, present) ensampled (participle, past) ensampled (past)

Questions

What does ensample mean?: An example; a pattern or model for imitation.
Where does ensample come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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