Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mess-john

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.51 in modern English

Syllables: mess-john
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A domestic chaplain.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"I should only stipulate that these new Mess-Johns in robes and coronets should keep some sort of bounds in the democratic and levelling principles which are expected from their titled pulpits."

Etymology

From mess (“mass”).

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

Mess-Johns (plural)

Questions

What does mess-john mean?: A domestic chaplain.
Where does mess-john come from?: From mess (“mass”).

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