Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

little-ease

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.32 in modern English

Syllables: lit-tle-ease
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The pillory, stocks, etc., of a prison.

British usage; Obsolete; Slang

Example Sentences

"[W]as not this fellovv's preaching a cauſe of all the trouble in Iſrael? VVas he not vvorthy to be caſt into bocardo or little eaſe?"

Usage

British usage
Obsolete
Slang

Inflected Forms

little-eases (plural)

Questions

What does little-ease mean?: The pillory, stocks, etc., of a prison.

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