Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

privy purse

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.34 in modern English

Syllables
privy purse
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The amount of money the monarch may use for private or personal expenses

British usage

noun

A member of the office which deals with the monarch's finances.

British usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

Privy Purses (plural)

Phrases

Keeper of the Privy Purse

Frequently Paired Words

Keeper of the Privy Purse

Questions

What does privy purse mean?
The amount of money the monarch may use for private or personal expenses

How to pronounce privy purse

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