Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rent seck

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.71 in modern English

Syllables: ren-t seck
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A right to receive rent where the tenant's goods cannot be seized as security for the payment of rent.

Etymology

From late Middle English rent sek, from Anglo-Norman rente sec; sec rente (literally “dry rent”), ultimately from Latin siccus. Compare Middle English secce (“dry”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: rent sek, rente sec, siccus

Inflected Forms

rents seck (plural)

Questions

What does rent seck mean?: A right to receive rent where the tenant's goods cannot be seized as security for the payment of rent.
Where does rent seck come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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