lictor
/ˈlɪktɚ/noun
lictor is spelled L-I-C-T-O-R: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lictor means “An officer in Ancient Rome, attendant on a consul or magistrate, who bore the fasces and was responsible for punishing criminals” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lictor is lictors.
How many letters and syllables are in lictor?
| Letters | 6: L-I-C-T-O-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 52 million words; the 225,584th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is lictor?
Lictor appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce lictor?
- UK /ˈlɪktə/
- US /ˈlɪktɚ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-lictor.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with lictor?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as lictor from its last stressed vowel (/ɪktəɹ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of lictor
- lictors plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lictor mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An officer in Ancient Rome, attendant on a consul or magistrate, who bore the fasces and was responsible for punishing criminals.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Lictor in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense officer in ancient Rome:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does lictor come from?
Borrowed from Latin līctor.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).