Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

grisons

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English

Syllables: grisons
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A canton of Switzerland (the French name)

noun

plural of grison

Example Sentences

"[T]here is a Griſon Regiment kept ſtill in pay by the Spaniards, there are in it tvvelve Companies of fifty a piece, and the Captains have a thouſand Crovvns pay, tho they are not obliged to attend upon the ſervice: […]"
"Since the reign of Charlemagne, this country is divided into High and Low Germany: the firſt, towards the ſouth, comprehending the Palatinate of the Rhine, Franconia, Suabia, Bavaria, Bohemia, Moravia, Auſtria, Carinthia, Carniola, Stiria, Tyrol, the Swiſs, and the Griſons […]"

Etymology

Borrowed from French Grisons. Doublet of grison.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: Grisons

Synonyms

canton of Grisons Graubünden canton of Graubünden

Questions

What does grisons mean?: A canton of Switzerland (the French name)
Where does grisons come from?: It is traced to French.

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