house rule
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.87 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A rule adopted by a particular establishment.
Example Sentences
- "A house rule was put into effect which set aside certain hours when the hall was to be used by white patrons only."
- "There were a couple of strict house rules: no playing on the billiard table, which we had damaged twice; and no talking in bed."