Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

manqueller

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: man-queller
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A killer of men; a manslayer; executioner.

Obsolete

noun

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Wilt thou kill God's officers and the king's? Ah, thou honey-seed rogue! Thou art a honey-seed, a man-queller, and a woman-queller."
"you must vnderstand , that this was not Kayne the manqueller , but one of a gentler spirit , and milder sex"

Etymology

From Middle English manquellere, equivalent to man + queller.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: manquellere

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

manquellers (plural) man-queller (alternative) man queller (alternative)

Phrases

woman-queller

Frequently Paired Words

woman-queller

Questions

What does manqueller mean?: A killer of men; a manslayer; executioner.
Where does manqueller come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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