Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

postulancy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pos-tu-lan-cy
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The role or status of a postulant.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"After their six-month postulancies are over and they have mastered all the chants and books of monastic regulations, the postulants are finally ready to ordain as novice monks […]"

Usage

Inflected Forms

postulancies (plural)

Questions

What does postulancy mean?: The role or status of a postulant.

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