outlawry
/ˈaʊtlɔːɹi/noun
outlawry is spelled O-U-T-L-A-W-R-Y: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, outlawry means “A declaration that an individual cannot benefit from the protection of law in a jurisdiction” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of outlawry is outlawries.
How many letters and syllables are in outlawry?
| Letters | 8: O-U-T-L-A-W-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 171,907th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is outlawry?
Outlawry appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th 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 outlawry?
- UK /ˈaʊtlɔːɹi/
Outlawry has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of outlawry
- outlawries plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does outlawry mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A declaration that an individual cannot benefit from the protection of law in a jurisdiction.
- 2
The state of being an outlaw; lawlessness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does outlawry come from?
Inherited from Middle English outlawerie (equivalent to outlawe + -erie), after Anglo-Norman utlagarie /utlarie and Medieval Latin utlagaria, both from Old English utlagu + Latin -aria (suffix that forms abstract nouns from other nouns). By surface analysis, outlaw + -ry.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).