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manrent

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
man-rent
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A contract, usually military and between Scottish clans, in which a weaker man or clan pledged to serve, in return for protection, a stronger lord or clan.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Scots manrent, from Northern Middle English manreden, from Old English manrǣden. Doublet of manred.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: manreden, manrǣden

Usage

Inflected Forms

manrents (plural)

Questions

What does manrent mean?
A contract, usually military and between Scottish clans, in which a weaker man or clan pledged to serve, in return for protection, a stronger lord or clan.
Where does manrent come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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