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tyburn ticket

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.02 in modern English

Syllables
ty-burn tick-et
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A certificate given to a citizen who "apprehends and prosecutes" a felon for certain crimes, exempting them from certain parish and ward duties, such as serving on a jury. Introduced in The Clerks of Assize (Fees) Act 1698, it was repealed in 1818.

British usage; Obsolete

Etymology

Tyburn was formerly a place of execution in England.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Tyburn tickets (plural)

Questions

What does tyburn ticket mean?
A certificate given to a citizen who "apprehends and prosecutes" a felon for certain crimes, exempting them from certain parish and ward duties, such as serving on a jury. Introduced in The Clerks of Assize (Fees) Act 1698, it was repealed in 1818.
Where does tyburn ticket come from?
Tyburn was formerly a place of execution in England.

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