Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rescissory

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: rescis-so-ry
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Tending to rescind; pertaining to rescission.

Example Sentences

"To pass a general act rescissory (as it was called), annulling all the Parliaments that had been held since the year 1633."

Etymology

Latin rescissorius.

Inflected Forms

more rescissory (comparative) most rescissory (superlative)

Questions

What does rescissory mean?: Tending to rescind; pertaining to rescission.
Where does rescissory come from?: Latin rescissorius.

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