Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stirpes

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: stir-pes
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of stirps

noun

plural of stirp

noun

branches, lines of descent, used in the legal expression per stirpes.

Etymology

From Latin stirpēs, a plural and a collateral form of stirps (“rootstock”).

Questions

What does stirpes mean?: plural of stirps
Where does stirpes come from?: From Latin stirpēs, a plural and a collateral form of stirps (“rootstock”).

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