Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

grand pensionary

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English

Syllables: grand pen-sion-ary
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The most important Dutch official during the time of the United Provinces, having a role akin to that of a modern prime minister.

Inflected Forms

grand pensionaries (plural)

Questions

What does grand pensionary mean?: The most important Dutch official during the time of the United Provinces, having a role akin to that of a modern prime minister.

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