Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

long robe

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.52 in modern English

Syllables: long robe
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The legal profession.

Archaic; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[H]e contracted intimacies in some families of good fashion, especially those of the long robe, which would have enabled him to pass his time very agreeably, had he been a little easier in point of fortune […]."
"I once saw two brothers of the long robe involuntarily stop and heartily enjoy the dialogue of that merry little fellow with Jack Ketch, who was about to hang Punch for the murder of his wife and his innocent babe."

Etymology

From long + robe, after Middle French robe longue.

Origin

Source language: Middle French

Word Breakdown

Root: robe longue

Usage

Questions

What does long robe mean?: The legal profession.
Where does long robe come from?: It is traced to Middle French.

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