Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

set up one's staff

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.28 in modern English

Syllables
set up one's staff
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To take up one's residence; to start to live in a certain place

Obsolete

Usage

Inflected Forms

sets up one's staff (present, singular) setting up one's staff (participle, present) put down one's staff (alternative) put up one's staff (alternative) set down one's staff (alternative)

Questions

What does set up one's staff mean?
To take up one's residence; to start to live in a certain place

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