Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

genitory

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gen-i-to-ry
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete

noun

The sex organs, genitals.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Pasicles the philosopher, brother unto Crates, comming to salute one, whereas he should have carried his hand to his knee, carried the same unto his genitories [translating genitoires]: The partie saluted having rudely pusht him away. What, quoth he, is not that part yours as well as the other?"
"When the lady heard his verses she came up out of the basin and, seating herself upon his lap and knees, pointed to her genitory and said, "O my lordling, what be the name of this?""

Etymology

From Old French genitoire.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

genitories (plural)

Questions

What does genitory mean?: A testicle.
Where does genitory come from?: From Old French genitoire.

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