Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

palgrave

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.70 in modern English

Syllables
pal-grave
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Archaic form of palsgrave.

Archaic

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable

Etymology

From pāl (“stake, pole”) + Old English grāf (“grove”).

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Questions

What does palgrave mean?
Archaic form of palsgrave.
Where does palgrave come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce palgrave

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