Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jougs

/d͡ʒuːɡz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: jougs
IPA: /d͡ʒuːɡz/

13

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A chained iron collar once used in churches to expose sinners to public scorn.

noun

Example Sentences

"Fornication and adultery were crimes punishable in case of confession in various ways […] standing in the jougs at the door of the kirk barefoot and in sackcloth […] Blasphemy, swearing, drunkenness, " flyting and scolding," slander, " the abuse of husbands by their wives," and other suchlike offences were punishable with exposure to public scorn in the " jougs," […] The "jougs" (from jugum, a yoke) consisted of an iron collar in two halves fastened by a clasp, and suspended by a chain about six feet from the ground, which was generally hung on the wall at the entrance gate of the Church."
"Also attached to the pillar were the jougs - an iron collar used to immobilise petty offenders in the same way as the pillory was used in England."

Etymology

From Latin iugum (“yoke”), possibly via French jougs.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: iugum, jougs

Inflected Forms

juggs (alternative) joggs (alternative)

Synonyms

joug

Questions

How do you pronounce jougs?: The recorded pronunciation is /d͡ʒuːɡz/.
What does jougs mean?: A chained iron collar once used in churches to expose sinners to public scorn.
Where does jougs come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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