Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vadelect

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: vad-elect
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A personal servant; a man who is a member of the household staff.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"My men at arms are ready for mounting, and I will give orders to my vadelect " to have my own arms ready for a present adventure.”"
"But if the sherife be a vadelect of the crowne, or other meniall servant of the king, there the challenge is good (5)."
"In Edward IV.'s days, while he was contending with King Henry VI. for the crown, they got possession of Guernsey, but were beat off by the valour of Richard Harleston, vadelect of the crown, as he was then called, for which the king rewarded him with the government, both of the island and castle."

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

vadelects (plural)

Questions

What does vadelect mean?: A personal servant; a man who is a member of the household staff.

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