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romescot

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
romescot
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An alms-fee.

Etymology

From Middle English Rome-scot, from Old English Rōmescot, Rōmġescot, equivalent to Rome + scot.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Romescots (plural) Rome-scot (alternative) Rome-shot (alternative)

Synonyms

Peter's pence

Questions

What does romescot mean?
An alms-fee.
Where does romescot come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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