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norroy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.02 in modern English

Syllables
nor-roy
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The most northern of the English kings-of-arms, whose jurisdiction lay north of the Trent. Since 1943, the jurisdiction is Norroy and Ulster.

name

A commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France.

Etymology

From Old French norht, north, nort (“north”) + roi (“king”), Anglo-Norman roy (“king”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Norroys (plural)

Questions

What does norroy mean?
The most northern of the English kings-of-arms, whose jurisdiction lay north of the Trent. Since 1943, the jurisdiction is Norroy and Ulster.
Where does norroy come from?
It is traced to French.

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