Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vincture

/ˈvɪŋk.t͡ʃɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: vinc-ture
IPA: /ˈvɪŋk.t͡ʃɚ/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"[…] no gentler vinctures fettered her to her second home, except the sweet tie of her motherhood. All the dreams, all the betrayed hopes of her past flew to the cradle[…]"
"[…] this treaty is a mere vincture to those who have adhered to the Hague; then what object has the article following […]"
"[…] the pledge of a moral padlock or the knotted string of a legal contract […] the vincture of marriage, while somewhere in the background a pale verger lent his tongue to the murmured responses. No joyful voices praised the Lord. A bended knee, a clasp of hands, a ring, a few words made luminous with love[…]"

Etymology

From Latin vinctura, from vincire, vinctum (“to bind”).

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

vinctures (plural)

Rhymes With

tincture cincture lincture

Questions

How do you pronounce vincture?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvɪŋk.t͡ʃɚ/.
What does vincture mean?: A binding.
Where does vincture come from?: From Latin vinctura, from vincire, vinctum (“to bind”).

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