taney

Questions about taney

What does taney mean?

taney means "United States jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court; remembered for his ruling that slaves and their descendants have no rights as citizens (1777-1864)".

How many syllables are in taney?

taney has 2 syllables: ta-ney. The stress falls on "ta". In IPA it is /ˈteɪni/.

What is another word for taney?

Close synonyms include Roger Taney, Roger Brooke Taney. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is taney a common word?

taney is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for taney come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.