Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sidesman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sides-man
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An assistant to a churchwarden, one of whose duties is to collect offerings during a service.

Example Sentences

"By the 17th century churchwardens, now assisted by sidesmen, were overseeing parish taxes (with the parish clerks), controlling the stocks and whipping posts, and organising relief for the poor and for wayfarers."

Etymology

Corruption of synod's man.

Inflected Forms

sidesmen (plural)

Synonyms

questman

Questions

What does sidesman mean?: An assistant to a churchwarden, one of whose duties is to collect offerings during a service.
Where does sidesman come from?: Corruption of synod's man.

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