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premonstratensian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.04 in modern English

Syllables
pre-mon-straten-sian
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of a Roman Catholic order of canons regular, founded by St Norbert c. 1120 in the town of Prémontré, France.

adj

Pertaining to the Premonstratensians.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Medieval Latin Praemonstrātēnsis (“pertaining to Prémontré”), from the Latin form of Prémontré, the town in Île-de-France where the order was founded.

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Praemonstrātēnsis

Inflected Forms

Premonstratensians (plural) more Premonstratensian (comparative) most Premonstratensian (superlative)

Questions

What does premonstratensian mean?
A member of a Roman Catholic order of canons regular, founded by St Norbert c. 1120 in the town of Prémontré, France.
Where does premonstratensian come from?
From Medieval Latin Praemonstrātēnsis (“pertaining to Prémontré”), from the Latin form of Prémontré, the town in Île-de-France where the order was founded.

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