Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

merce

/ˈmɜː(ɹ)s/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.14 in modern English

Syllables: mer-ce
IPA: /ˈmɜː(ɹ)s/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To subject to fine or amercement; to mulct; to amerce.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"this Ralph was merced in seven thousand marks, for bribery, and ejected out of his place."

Etymology

See amerce.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

merces (present, singular) mercing (participle, present) merced (participle, past) merced (past)

Rhymes With

worse nurse reverse diverse verse curse purse adverse inverse disperse transverse perverse

Questions

How do you pronounce merce?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɜː(ɹ)s/.
What does merce mean?: To subject to fine or amercement; to mulct; to amerce.
Where does merce come from?: See amerce.

How to pronounce merce

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