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miscreance

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mis-cre-ance
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being miscreant; adherence to a false religion; false faith.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English myscreaunce, miscreaunce, from Old French mescreänce.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: myscreaunce, mescreänce

Usage

Inflected Forms

miscreances (plural) miscreancy (alternative)

Questions

What does miscreance mean?
The quality of being miscreant; adherence to a false religion; false faith.
Where does miscreance come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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