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warison

/ˈwɔɹəsən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
wari-son
IPA
/ˈwɔɹəsən/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A war cry played to order the soldiers to attack (normally played on a bugle).

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Scots warisoun, from Middle English warisoun (“reward, punishment”), from Old Northern French warison, variant garison, guarison. Doublet of garrison. The change in sense from "reward" to "bugle call" arose from Walter Scott's apparent misinterpretation of a line in the Middle English text The Battle of Otterburn, equivalent to modern English "Minstrels, play up for your warison".

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈwɔɹəsən/
  • British English: /ˈwɒɹɪsən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

warisons (plural) warrison (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce warison?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɔɹəsən/.
What does warison mean?
A war cry played to order the soldiers to attack (normally played on a bugle).
Where does warison come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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