Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yorkist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.78 in modern English

Syllables: york-ist
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A supporter of the House of York.

Example Sentences

"But his grandson Francis, a Yorkist friend of Richard III, backed the wrong side in the Wars of the Roses and was declared a traitor by Henry VII, who confiscated his estates."

Etymology

From York + -ist.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: York

Inflected Forms

Yorkists (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Yorker

Questions

What does yorkist mean?: A supporter of the House of York.
Where does yorkist come from?: From York + -ist.

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