Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spousebreach

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
spouse-breach
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Adultery

Obsolete; Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English spousebreche; equivalent to spouse + breach. Compare Middle English spousebruche (“adultery”), Middle English spousebrekinge (“adultery”), Old English ǣwbryċe (“adultery”), German Ehebruche (“adultery”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: spousebreche

Usage

Synonyms

Questions

What does spousebreach mean?
Adultery
Where does spousebreach come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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