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manslaught

manslaught noun: manslaughter.

Noun

manslaught (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Manslaughter.

Origin of manslaught

From Middle English manslagt, manslaȝt, from Old English mansliht (“murder; killing of a person”), equivalent to man + slaught. Cognate with Middle Low German manslacht, Middle High German manslaht, Danish mandslæt.

Questions about manslaught

What does manslaught mean?
Manslaught means manslaughter.
What part of speech is manslaught?
Manslaught is a noun.

Words near manslaught in the dictionary

  1. Mansker
  2. Manskers
  3. Manskes
  4. manslag
  5. manslags
  6. manslaught
  7. manslaughter
  8. manslaughterer
  9. manslaughterers
  10. manslaughtering
  11. manslaughterous

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