amerce
Meaning of amerce
verb
- punish with a fine.
the defendant shall be amerced for his trespass
late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French amercier ‘to assess, to fine’, based on estre en la merci ‘be at the mercy of another (as to the amount of a fine)’.
Information about amerce
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of amerce is: amerces.
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Hyphenation of amerce
amerce
- It consists of 1 syllables and 6 chars.
- amerce is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
Anagrams of amerce
Words that rhyme with amerce
Erce, Peerce, inherce, Bierce, Pierce, Tierce, bepierce, countertierce, effierce, empierce, enfierce, fierce, impierce, overfierce, pierce, tierce, transpierce, unfierce, alerce, Commerce, Merce, commerce, merce, coerce, Perce, emperce, perce, Terce, sesterce, terce, exerce
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