Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

residentiary

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.45 in modern English

Syllables: res-i-den-tiary
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, or having residence, especially official residence.

noun

A canon who has an official residence.

Inflected Forms

residentiaries (plural)

Derived Forms

nonresidentiary residentiaryship

Questions

What does residentiary mean?: Of, pertaining to, or having residence, especially official residence.

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