bedehouse

bede·house

B b

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [beed-hous]
- /ˈbidˌhaʊs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [beed-hous]
- /ˈbidˌhaʊs/

Definitions of bedehouse word

abbreviation BEDEHOUSE beadhouse 3
abbreviation BEDEHOUSE beadhouse. 1
noun plural bedehouse (formerly) an almshouse in which the residents were required to pray for the founder. 1
noun bedehouse Alternative form of beadhouse. 0

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Origin of bedehouse

First appearance:

before 1125

One of the 6% oldest English words

Middle English word dating back to 1125-75; See origin at bead, house

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Bedehouse

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Bedehouse

bedehouse popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

bedehouse usage trend in Literature

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