Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

merchet

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
merchet
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In Middle Ages England, a fine paid to a lord on a daughter's marriage, in recompense for the loss of a worker.

Obsolete

Etymology

From Welsh merched, plural form of merch (“daughter”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

merchets (plural)

Phrases

bride price

Frequently Paired Words

bride price

Questions

What does merchet mean?
In Middle Ages England, a fine paid to a lord on a daughter's marriage, in recompense for the loss of a worker.
Where does merchet come from?
It is traced to Welsh.

How to pronounce merchet

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