Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

roman month

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.43 in modern English

Syllables: ro-man -month
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A quantity of tax paid by electorates or other constituent states to the Holy Roman Empire. Abbreviated as RM.

Example Sentences

"On the 29th ult. the general aſſembly of the empire unanimouſly reſolved, in all the three colleges, to pay the farther ſum of 100 Roman months."
"[T]he sovereigns of Lippe, Waldeck, Hesse-Cassel, Brunswick, Hanover, and Gotha found it more advantageous to let out their troops to England than to pay Roman-months and furnish their contingents to the Imperial army."

Etymology

Translating German Römermonat, so called because the sum was originally paid in lieu of sending troops to accompany the King of the Holy Roman Empire on his journey to Rome to be crowned emperor, a journey calculated to take a certain number of months.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Römermonat

Inflected Forms

Roman months (plural)

Questions

What does roman month mean?: A quantity of tax paid by electorates or other constituent states to the Holy Roman Empire. Abbreviated as RM.
Where does roman month come from?: It is traced to German.

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