Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underhangman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-der-hang-man
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An assistant or deputy hangman.

Example Sentences

"[…] thou wert dignified enough, Even to the point of envy, if ’twere made Comparative for your virtues, to be styled The under-hangman of his kingdom […]"

Etymology

From under- + hangman.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: under

Inflected Forms

underhangmen (plural)

Questions

What does underhangman mean?: An assistant or deputy hangman.
Where does underhangman come from?: From under- + hangman.

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