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- [fem sohl]
- /fɛm soʊl/
- /fiːm səʊl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fem sohl]
- /fɛm soʊl/
Definitions of feme sole words
- noun plural feme sole an unmarried woman, whether never married, widowed, or divorced. 1
- noun plural feme sole a married woman who is independent of her husband with respect to property. 1
- noun feme sole a single woman, whether spinster, widow, or divorcee 0
- noun feme sole a woman whose marriage has been annulled or is otherwise independent of her spouse, as by owning her own property 0
- noun feme sole an unmarried woman; spinster, divorcée, or widow 0
- noun feme sole (law) A single woman, whether unmarried, spinster, widow or divorcee. 0
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Origin of feme sole
First appearance:
before 1520 One of the 28% oldest English words
Borrowed into English from Anglo-French around 1520-30
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Parts of speech for Feme sole
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
feme sole popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% 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.
feme sole usage trend in Literature
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