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roture

Syllables: ro·ture/ɹəˈtjʊəː/

roture noun: plebeian rank in France.

Noun

roture (countable and uncountable, plural rotures)

  1. (historical) Plebeian rank in France.
  2. (Canada, historical) A grant made of feudal property.
    • He shall be legally or equitably seised as of Freehold for his own Use and Benefit of Lands or Tenements held in Free and Common Socage, or seised or possessed for his own Use and Benef of Lands or Tenements held in Francalleu or in Roture, within the Province for which he is appointed, of the...1867, Parliament of the United Kingdom, “Section 23(3)”, in British North America Act 1867^(British North America Act 1867), page 16

Forms of roture

pluralrotures

Origin of roture

Borrowed from French roture. Doublet of rupture.

Words that rhyme with roture

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Questions about roture

What does roture mean?
Roture means plebeian rank in France.
What part of speech is roture?
Roture is a noun.
How do you pronounce roture?
Roture is pronounced /ɹəˈtjʊəː/.
What is the plural of roture?
The plural of roture is rotures.

Words near roture in the dictionary

  1. rotundo
  2. rotundone
  3. rotundous
  4. Rotunno
  5. Rotunnos
  6. roture
  7. roturer
  8. roturers
  9. rotures
  10. roturier
  11. roturiers

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