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soulscots

soulscots is the plural of soulscot.

Meaning of soulscot

Noun

soulscot (countable and uncountable, plural soulscots)

  1. (historical) A funeral payment, formerly made at the grave, usually to the parish priest in whose church service for the departed had been said; a mortuary.
    • O, by my soulscot, I do love to tell My stories with the haste I often count, At drowsy night, my Paternoster belt.1839, J. F. Pennie, Britain's Historical Drama

Questions about soulscots

What is soulscots the plural of?
Soulscots is the plural of soulscot.

Words near soulscots in the dictionary

  1. Soulsby
  2. Soulsbyville
  3. soulscape
  4. soulscapes
  5. soulscot
  6. soulscots
  7. soulsearch
  8. soulsearched
  9. soulsearches
  10. soulsearching
  11. soulsful

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