Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

waileress

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: wail-er-ess
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A female professional mourner

Etymology

From Middle English weileressis pl; equivalent to wailer + -ess.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: weileressis
Suffix: wailer

Inflected Forms

waileresses (plural)

Questions

What does waileress mean?: A female professional mourner
Where does waileress come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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