Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

succursal

/səˈkɜː(ɹ)səl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: suc-cur-sal
IPA: /səˈkɜː(ɹ)səl/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

subsidiary (to a religious establishment)

adj

Serving to aid or help; serving as a chapel of ease; tributary.

noun

A subsidiary parish.

Example Sentences

"Not a city was without its cathedral, surrounded by its succursal churches, its monasteries, and convents."

Etymology

Compare French succursale. See succour.

Inflected Forms

succursals (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce succursal?: The recorded pronunciation is /səˈkɜː(ɹ)səl/.
What does succursal mean?: subsidiary (to a religious establishment)
Where does succursal come from?: Compare French succursale. See succour.

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