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orphans' court

orphans' court
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Definition of orphans' court words

  • noun orphans' court a probate court in certain U.S. states. 1

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Origin of orphans' court

First appearance:

before 1705
One of the 50% oldest English words
First recorded in 1705-15

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Parts of speech for Orphans' court

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

orphans' court popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 62% 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.

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