Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pauperdom

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pau-per-dom
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being a pauper.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English pauper Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *dʰóh₁mos Proto-Germanic *dōmaz Proto-Germanic *-dōmaz Proto-West Germanic *-dōm Old English -dōm Middle English -dom English -dom English pauperdom From pauper + -dom.

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

pauperhood

Questions

What does pauperdom mean?: The state of being a pauper.
Where does pauperdom come from?: Etymology tree English pauper Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *dʰóh₁mos Proto-Germanic *dōmaz Proto-Germanic *-dōmaz Proto-West Germanic *-dōm Old English -dōm Middle English -dom English -dom English pauperdom From pauper + -dom.

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