Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ingenui

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-genui
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In civil law, a class of freemen who were born free. They were distinguished from the class known as liberti or libertini who, born slaves, had afterwards legally obtained their freedom.

Questions

What does ingenui mean?: In civil law, a class of freemen who were born free. They were distinguished from the class known as liberti or libertini who, born slaves, had afterwards legally obtained their freedom.

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