Record #:

38103

Author(s):

Abstract:

The author gives examples of words that have passed out of usage. Words like relict for widow, consort for spouse and mistress. Occupations are described by now obsolete terms. Titles like Mister, Esquire, yeoman and simply Senior and Junior don’t mean what we think they do.

Source:

Carolina Trees & Branches (NoCar F 262 A33 C37), Vol. 12 Issue No. 4, , p115 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

vocabulary; Words--Changing Meanings