Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

silentiary

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: silen-tiary
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who keeps silent, especially from religious motives.

noun

An official at any of several courts who maintained silence.

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Late Latin silentiarius.

Word Breakdown

Root: silentiarius

Inflected Forms

silentiaries (plural)

Questions

What does silentiary mean?: A person who keeps silent, especially from religious motives.
Where does silentiary come from?: Probably borrowed from Late Latin silentiarius.

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