messuage
mes·suage/ˈmɛswɪd͡ʒ/noun
messuage is spelled M-E-S-S-U-A-G-E: 8 letters and 2 syllables (mes·suage). It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, messuage means “Originally, a plot of land as the site for a dwelling house and its appurtenant interests; now, a dwelling house or residential building together…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of messuage is messuages.
How many letters and syllables are in messuage?
| Letters | 8: M-E-S-S-U-A-G-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: mes·suage |
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 165,739th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is messuage?
Messuage appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th 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 messuage?
- US /ˈmɛswɪd͡ʒ/
Messuage has 2 syllables, split mes·suage in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-messuage.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of messuage
- messuages plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does messuage mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Originally, a plot of land as the site for a dwelling house and its appurtenant interests; now, a dwelling house or residential building together with its outbuildings and assigned land.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Messuage in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense dwelling house or land:
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 messuage come from?
From Late Middle English mesuage, messuage (“dwelling house, residence; farmstead; household”), from Anglo-Norman mesuage, messuage (“residence; holding”), probably from Late Latin mesuagium, messuagium, probably ultimately from Latin mānsiō (“abode, dwelling, habitation, home”) or its etymon mānsus (“having remained or stayed”), the perfect passive participle of maneō (“to abide; to remain, stay”), from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to remain, stay”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).