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loteby

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lote-by
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A lover, paramour; a concubine.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

  • "Prouendreth persones · and prestes she meynteneth / To haue lemmannes and lotebies · alle here lif-dayes."

Etymology

From Middle English loteby, equivalent to lote + by.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

lotebyes (plural) lutby (alternative) ludby (alternative)

Questions

What does loteby mean?
A lover, paramour; a concubine.
Where does loteby come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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