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vestryman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.47 in modern English

Syllables
vestry-man
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of a parochial vestry, especially one who is a man.

Etymology

Etymology tree English vestry Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English vestryman From vestry + -man.

Inflected Forms

vestrymen (plural)

Derived Forms

vestrymanship

Frequently Paired Words

vestrywoman

Synonyms

vestryperson

Questions

What does vestryman mean?
A member of a parochial vestry, especially one who is a man.
Where does vestryman come from?
Etymology tree English vestry Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English vestryman From vestry + -man.

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