Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underfoud

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-der-foud
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A lower-ranking foud; a subbailiff.

British usage

Example Sentences

"From the twelfth century Shetland had been administered directly by the Norwegian crown through the 'foud', rather than forming part of the patrimony of a great aristocratic estate. The foud appointed 'underfouds' and the Shetlands evolved their own elected officers, a 'lawman' and parish 'lawrightmen', who adjudicated and negotiated the collection of customary taxes and fines on behalf of the local population."

Etymology

From under- + foud.

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

underfouds (plural)

Questions

What does underfoud mean?: A lower-ranking foud; a subbailiff.
Where does underfoud come from?: From under- + foud.

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