Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spousess

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: spousess
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A wife or bride.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"One account has it that at the ceremony there 'were no persons present but the spouse, the spousess, the Duchess of Bedford her mother, the priest, two gentlemen and a young man to help the priest sing.'"

Etymology

From spouse + -ess.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: spouse

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

spousesses (plural)

Questions

What does spousess mean?: A wife or bride.
Where does spousess come from?: From spouse + -ess.

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