Definitions for corrodies

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corrodies cor·ro·dy

Spelling: [kawr-uh-dee, kor-]

IPA: /ˈkɔr ə di, ˈkɒr-/

Corrodies is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 312 anagrams from letters in corrodies (cdeioorrs).

Definitions for corrodies

noun

1. Old English Law. corody.
2. a right to receive maintenance in the form of housing, food, or clothing, especially the right enjoyed by the sovereign or a private benefactor to receive such maintenance from a religious house.
3. the housing, food, or clothing so received.

Origin of corrodies

1375-1425; late Middle English corrodie Anglo-French Medieval Latin corrōdium outfit, provision, variant of conrēdium Vulgar Latin *conrēd(āre) to outfit, provide with (equivalent to con-

Examples for corrodies

The Abbess of Malling in 1324 was forbidden to give a corrody to her maid.

The vicar of the parish had a corrody in the house, consisting of a right to board and lodging for himself and a serving boy.