Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

welshry

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: welshry
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In medieval Britain, the part of a lordship or other domain inhabited by Welsh people following their own customs.

Example Sentences

"In the Welshries the freemen continued, throughout the Middle Ages, both their forms of tenure and farming, but paid the tribute of cattle, or sheep, or honey, or oats to the Norman lord who had displaced their Welsh chief."

Etymology

From Welsh + -ry.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Welsh

Inflected Forms

Welshries (plural) Welshery (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Englishry Irishry

Questions

What does welshry mean?: In medieval Britain, the part of a lordship or other domain inhabited by Welsh people following their own customs.
Where does welshry come from?: From Welsh + -ry.

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