Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

regest

/ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: regest
IPA: /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛst/

7

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete

verb

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"But who was cheif among the Britans in this exploit, had bin worth remembring, whether it were Maglocune of whose prowess hath bin spok’n, or Teudric King of Glamorgan, whom the regest of Landaff recounts to have bin alwaies victorious in fight; […]"

Etymology

From Latin regesta, plural: compare Old French regestes, plural. See register.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: regesta

Usage

Inflected Forms

regests (plural) regests (present, singular) regesting (participle, present) regested (participle, past) regested (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce regest?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛst/.
What does regest mean?: A register.
Where does regest come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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