Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heirdom

/ˈɛəɹdəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: heirdom
IPA: /ˈɛəɹdəm/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An inheritance or succession.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The fever’d diadem on my brow I claim’d and won usurpingly —— Hath not the same fierce heirdom given Rome to the Caesar — this to me?"

Etymology

From heir + -dom.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: heir

Usage

Inflected Forms

heirdoms (plural)

Synonyms

inheritance heirship

Questions

How do you pronounce heirdom?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛəɹdəm/.
What does heirdom mean?: An inheritance or succession.
Where does heirdom come from?: From heir + -dom.

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