Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

office-house

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.23 in modern English

Syllables: of-fice--house
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A building or outhouse on a farm, estate, manor, palace, etc. used for household work, storage, housing servants, etc; the office of the steward or bailiff on a manor or estate; a house of office.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"That gloomy spot they spoke of lay aside from the hamlet. In a dell, begirt with firs, you might behold a hut, and various ruined office-houses."
"This Pallace ... hath neither outward walles nor gates ... save onely some office houses without."

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

office-houses (plural) officehouse (alternative)

Questions

What does office-house mean?: A building or outhouse on a farm, estate, manor, palace, etc. used for household work, storage, housing servants, etc; the office of the steward or bailiff on a manor or estate; a house of office.

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