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vavasour

/ˈvævəsʊɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.53 in modern English

Syllables
vava-sour
IPA
/ˈvævəsʊɹ/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a subvassal; someone holding their lands from a vassal of the crown rather than from the crown directly

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English vavasour, from Old French vavasour, from Medieval Latin vavassor, perhaps from vassus vassōrum (“vassal of vassals”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈvævəsʊɹ/
  • British English: /ˈvavəsʊə/

Inflected Forms

vavasours (plural) valvassor (alternative) vavassor (alternative) vavasor (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce vavasour?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvævəsʊɹ/.
What does vavasour mean?
a subvassal; someone holding their lands from a vassal of the crown rather than from the crown directly
Where does vavasour come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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