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Old English · noun

mynsterwise

Part of speech
noun, feminine
IPA
/ˈmyn.sterˌwiː.se/
[ˈmyn.sterˌwiː.ze]
Syllables
ˈmyn · ster · ˌwiː · se (4 syllables)
Modern English
followed

Meaning

  1. a custom of or followed in a monastery

Etymology

From mynster (“monastery”) + -wīse (“custom of”)

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