Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

licence to crenellate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.02 in modern English

Syllables: li-cence -to crenel-late
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In medieval Britain, a licence, granted by the king, giving permission to fortify a manor house (with crenellations and other fortifying features).

Inflected Forms

licences to crenellate (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

battlement fortification

Questions

What does licence to crenellate mean?: In medieval Britain, a licence, granted by the king, giving permission to fortify a manor house (with crenellations and other fortifying features).

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