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   corrody

   /ˈkɒrədi/

   noun

   • 1. a pension or provision for maintenance, especially as given regularly by a religious house. historical

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French corodie, from a Romance word meaning ‘preparation’.

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   What does corrody mean?

   • , plural cor·ro·dies. Old English Law. corody. 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. Corrody definition: corody. . See examples of CORRODY used in a sentence.

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   What does corrode mean?

   • Did you know? Did you know? Corrode comes from Latin corrodere ("to gnaw to pieces"), a combination of the prefix "cor-" (used here as an intensifier with the meaning of "completely") and the verb "rodere" ("to gnaw").

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   Where did corrody come from?

   • The earliest known use of the noun corrody is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for corrody is from 1430. corrody is a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin corrōdium. corrodiate, v.

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   What does corduroy mean?

   • Definition of Corduroy A sort of cotton velveteen, having the surface raised in ridges. Trousers or breeches of corduroy. To form of logs laid side by side. a cut pile fabric with vertical ribs; usually made of cotton a road made of logs laid crosswise build (a road) from logs laid side by side How to use corduroy in a sentence.

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   corrody: [noun] an allowance of provisions for maintenance dispensed as a charity.

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   Corrody definition: corody. . See examples of CORRODY used in a sentence.

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   Look up corrody in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A corrody ( / ˈkɒrədi / [1]) was a lifetime allowance of food and clothing, and often shelter and care, granted by an abbey, monastery, or other religious house. While rarely granted in the modern era, corrodies were common in the Middle Ages. They were routinely awarded to the servants and ...

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   The meaning of CORRODE is to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing; especially : to wear away gradually usually by chemical action. How to use corrode in a sentence.

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   Define corrody. corrody synonyms, corrody pronunciation, corrody translation, English dictionary definition of corrody. n , pl -dies a variant spelling of corody ...

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   CORRODE definition: 1. If metal corrodes, or if something corrodes it, it is slowly damaged by something such as rain…. Learn more.