Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tenant-in-chief

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.76 in modern English

Syllables
ten-an-t-in-chief
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tenant holding title to their land directly from a lord paramount beholden to no-one; particularly, a lord holding title directly from the king, owing additional responsibilities such as personal military service.

Inflected Forms

tenants-in-chief (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

tenant paravail mesne lord lord paramount

Synonyms

vassal-in-chief

Questions

What does tenant-in-chief mean?
A tenant holding title to their land directly from a lord paramount beholden to no-one; particularly, a lord holding title directly from the king, owing additional responsibilities such as personal military service.

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