"beletter" meaning in English

See beletter in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: beletters [present, singular, third-person], belettering [participle, present], belettered [participle, past], belettered [past]
Etymology: be- + letter Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|be|letter}} be- + letter Head templates: {{en-verb}} beletter (third-person singular simple present beletters, present participle belettering, simple past and past participle belettered)
  1. (rare) To add letters (indicating rank or education etc.) to one's name as little more than decoration Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-beletter-en-verb-vBY3NA-o Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for beletter meaning in English (1.3kB)

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