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enstool

enstool verb: to install formally as chief.

Verb

enstool (third-person singular simple present enstools, present participle enstooling, simple past and past participle enstooled)

  1. (Africa, West) To install formally as chief.
    Synonyms:
    enskin

Synonyms of enstool

Antonyms

Forms of enstool

third-person singular presentenstools
present participleenstooling
past participleenstooled
pastenstooled

Origin of enstool

From en- + stool; compare enthrone.

Words formed from enstool

Questions about enstool

What does enstool mean?
Enstool means to install formally as chief.
What part of speech is enstool?
Enstool is a verb.
What is the past tense of enstool?
The past tense of enstool is enstooled.

Words near enstool in the dictionary

  1. ensteeped
  2. ensteeping
  3. ensteeps
  4. Enstone
  5. Enstones
  6. enstool
  7. enstooled
  8. enstooling
  9. enstoolment
  10. enstoolments
  11. enstools

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