Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gileadite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gilea-dite
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A native or inhabitant of ancient Gilead.

noun

A member of the League of Gileadites, a U.S. organization dedicated to protecting fugitive slaves.

Etymology

From Gilead + -ite.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Gilead

Inflected Forms

Gileadites (plural)

Questions

What does gileadite mean?: A native or inhabitant of ancient Gilead.
Where does gileadite come from?: From Gilead + -ite.

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