Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

foud

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.19 in modern English

Syllables: foud
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bailiff or magistrate.

British usage

Example Sentences

"From the twelfth century Shetland had been administered directly by the Norwegian crown through the 'foud', rather than forming part of the patrimony of a great aristocratic estate. The foud appointed 'underfouds' and the Shetlands evolved their own elected officers, a 'lawman' and parish 'lawrightmen', who adjudicated and negotiated the collection of customary taxes and fines on behalf of the local population."

Etymology

From Old Norse fōgeti, cognate with German Vogt, from Latin vocatus, from vocare (“to call”). Doublet of Vogt.

Origin

Source language: Old Norse

Word Breakdown

Root: fōgeti, vocatus

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

fouds (plural)

Derived Forms

underfoud

Questions

What does foud mean?: A bailiff or magistrate.
Where does foud come from?: It is traced to Old Norse.

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