Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

frank-marriage

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.52 in modern English

Syllables: frank--mar-riage
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of conditional marriage-gift of land under English law, often from father to daughter.

British usage; Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"an estate given with her in frank marriage by her ancestor"

Etymology

From frank (“free”) + marriage.

Usage

Inflected Forms

frank-marriages (plural) frankmarriage (alternative)

Questions

What does frank-marriage mean?: A form of conditional marriage-gift of land under English law, often from father to daughter.
Where does frank-marriage come from?: From frank (“free”) + marriage.

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