Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tolt

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.17 in modern English

Syllables: tolt
IPA

4

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A writ by which a cause pending in a court baron was removed into a county court.

British usage; Obsolete

noun

Alternative form of tölt.

verb

Alternative form of tölt.

verb

simple past and past participle of tell

Example Sentences

"... for a plea pending in a seignorial court could be removed into the county court by a procedure called tolt, and from the county into the common pleas by a writ of pone."
"I done tolt you for the last time."

Etymology

From Latin tolta, from tollere (“to take away”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: tolta

Usage

British usage
Obsolete

Inflected Forms

tolts (plural) tolts (present, singular) tolting (participle, present) tolted (participle, past) tolted (past)

Questions

What does tolt mean?: A writ by which a cause pending in a court baron was removed into a county court.
Where does tolt come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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