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escutcheon of pretence

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English

Syllables
es-cutcheon of pre-tence
IPA
34
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An escutcheon used to display the arms of the bearer's wife (not commonly used unless she is an heiress).

British usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

escutcheons of pretence (plural) escutcheon of pretense (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

impalement

Questions

What does escutcheon of pretence mean?
An escutcheon used to display the arms of the bearer's wife (not commonly used unless she is an heiress).

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