Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pennage

/ˈpɛn.ɪd͡ʒ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pen-nage
IPA: /ˈpɛn.ɪd͡ʒ/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The confining of animals in pens.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A fee paid for the accommodation of animals in pens.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

feathery covering; plumage

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"AND IN THIS REGARD eſpecially, namely for breeding after the ſummer Sunﬅeed, the Halcyones are of great name and much marked. The very ſeas, and they that ſaile thereupon, know well when they ſit and breed. This very bird ſo notable, is little bigger than a ſparrow: for the more part of her pennage, blew, intermingled yet among with white and purple feathers, having a thin ſmall neck and long withall."

Etymology

From pen + -age.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: *peth₂-, penna

Usage

Inflected Forms

pennages (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce pennage?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɛn.ɪd͡ʒ/.
What does pennage mean?: The confining of animals in pens.
Where does pennage come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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