Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

usurary

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
usurary
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Usurious.

Obsolete

Etymology

Latin usurarius (“that serves for use, that pays interest”). See English usurer, French usuraire.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more usurary (comparative) most usurary (superlative) usurarious (alternative)

Questions

What does usurary mean?
Usurious.
Where does usurary come from?
Latin usurarius (“that serves for use, that pays interest”). See English usurer, French usuraire.

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