footpage
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A young man who is employed to run errands; errand boy.
Example Sentences
- "After Lord Burnet was gone to the Chace, Musgroves and Lady Burnet went to bed together, which the little Footpage made an excuse to go to the Lady's room; and, seeing them in bed together, said, that Lord Burnet should know it before any sleep had closed his eyes."
- "And the hill-king spake to his footpages twain. Time with me goes slow. — "Put ye the gray pacers now unto the wain," But that grief is heavy I know."
- "He turned, therefore, to his little footpage. ' Go swiftly,' quoth he, ' and bring me my golden harp.'"
- "A' this beheard a little footpage, Fast hid ahind a tree; An' he's awa' to seek his laird, Sae fast as he can hie."
- "All this was heard by a little footpage, By his lady's coach as he ran, Says he, I am my lady's footpage, I will be Lord Arnol's man."
Etymology
From foot + page.