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byfellow

byfellow noun: a fellow of a college (in the University of Cambridge) not on the foundation, and not having the privileges of a foundation fellow.

Noun

byfellow (plural byfellows)

  1. A fellow of a college (in the University of Cambridge) not on the foundation, and not having the privileges of a foundation fellow.

Forms of byfellow

pluralbyfellows
alternative formby-fellow

Origin of byfellow

From by- + fellow.

Words formed from byfellow

  • byfellowship

Questions about byfellow

What does byfellow mean?
Byfellow means a fellow of a college (in the University of Cambridge) not on the foundation, and not having the privileges of a foundation fellow.
What part of speech is byfellow?
Byfellow is a noun.
What is the plural of byfellow?
The plural of byfellow is byfellows.

Words near byfellow in the dictionary

  1. byewash
  2. byewashes
  3. BYF
  4. byfall
  5. byfalls
  6. byfellow
  7. byfellows
  8. Byfield
  9. Byfields
  10. Byfleet
  11. byflow

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