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fleet parson

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.81 in modern English

Syllables
fleet -par-son
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A clergyman based in or near the Fleet Prison, who performed Fleet marriages (a kind of clandestine marriage). The practice continued up to the 18th century

British usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

Fleet parsons (plural)

Phrases

Fleet marriage

Frequently Paired Words

Fleet marriage

Questions

What does fleet parson mean?
A clergyman based in or near the Fleet Prison, who performed Fleet marriages (a kind of clandestine marriage). The practice continued up to the 18th century

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