Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trial by ordeal

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.45 in modern English

Syllables: tri-al by ordeal
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An archaic practice by which a person accused of a crime could prove their innocence by their survival of physically painful tests.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Along with trial by ordeal, hanging was the most effective deterrent that could be devised in an age without police or prisons."

Usage

Inflected Forms

trials by ordeal (plural)

Synonyms

ordeal

Questions

What does trial by ordeal mean?: An archaic practice by which a person accused of a crime could prove their innocence by their survival of physically painful tests.

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