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espousement

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
es-pouse-ment
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

betrothal; espousal.

Archaic; Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Compare Old French espousement.

Usage

Inflected Forms

espousements (plural)

Questions

What does espousement mean?
betrothal; espousal.
Where does espousement come from?
Compare Old French espousement.

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