starr
US/stɑɹ/
starr noun: a receipt given by Jews on payment of debt.
Noun
starr (plural starrs or starra)
- A receipt given by Jews on payment of debt.
- It is well known that, before the banishment of the Jews under Edward I., their contracts and obligations were denominated in our ancient records starra, or starrs, from a corruption of the Hebrew word shetar, a covenant.1846, Moses Margoliouth, The Jews in Great Britain
- In the Treasury nil, and bv quittance which the said Gervase and Hugo his son have of the said debt by a Starr which the said Hugo produced at the Treasury before the Barons £90.1893, Joseph Jacobs, The Jews of Angevin England
Proper noun capitalized: Starr
Starr (countable and uncountable, plural Starrs)
- A surname, variant of Star
- An English surname from nature
- A female given name.
- An unincorporated community in Hocking County, Ohio, United States.
- A town in Anderson County, South Carolina, United States.
- Ellipsis of Starr County.
starr meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
starr in Hindi
- स्टारर, स्टारआर
starr in Tamil
- ஸ்டார்ர்
starr in Marathi
- स्टारर, स्टारआर
starr in Bengali
- স্টারআর
More languagesFewer languages
- starr in Telugu
- స్టార్ర్
- starr in Kannada
- ಸ್ಟಾರ್ಆರ್
- starr in Punjabi
- ਸਟਾਰਰ, ਸਟਾਰਆਰ
- starr in Gujarati
- સ્ટારર, સ્ટારઆર
- starr in Odia
- ଷ୍ଟାରର୍
- starr in Nepali
- स्टारर, स्टारआर
Forms of starr
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | starrs |
| plural | starra |
| alternative form | starre |
| alternative form | star |
| alternative form | Starr |
| alternative form | shetar |
| alternative form | sheṭar |
| alternative form | shtar |
| alternative form | shtarr |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Starrs |
Origin of starr
From Late Latin starrum, from Hebrew שְׁטָר (šĕṭār).
* As an English surname, from the noun star. * As a Jewish surname, spelling variant of Star.
Words formed from starr
Phrases with starr
Questions about starr
- What does starr mean?
- Starr means a receipt given by Jews on payment of debt.
- What is starr in Hindi?
- Starr in Hindi is स्टारर, स्टारआर. See Starr meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is starr?
- Starr can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce starr?
- Starr is pronounced /stɑɹ/ (US).
- What is the plural of starr?
- The plural of starr is starrs.
Words near starr in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: starr (page history and authors); Starr (page history and authors); starr (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); starr (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); starr (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); starr (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); starr (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); starr (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); starr (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); starr (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); starr (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); starr (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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