Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

priggery

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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noun

Countable; Dated; Uncountable

noun

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology tree English prig Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English priggery From prig + -ery.

priggeries (plural)

priggism

What does priggery mean?: Thievery or roguery.
Where does priggery come from?: Etymology tree English prig Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English priggery From prig + -ery.

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