Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

onerary

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: oner-ary
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Fitted for, or carrying, a burden.

Example Sentences

"In the time of the Truce an hundred onerary Ships with Provisions, under a Convoy of twenty Men of War, came over out of Sardinia[…]"

Etymology

From Latin onerarius, from onus, oneris (“load, burden”). Compare French onéraire. See onus, onerous.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: onerarius

Questions

What does onerary mean?: Fitted for, or carrying, a burden.
Where does onerary come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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