/stɑɹ/
OriginFrom Late Latin starrum, from Hebrew שְׁטָר (šĕṭār).
- historicalA receipt given by Jews on payment of debt.
“It is well known that, before the banishment of the Jews under Edward I., their contracts and obligations were denominated in our ancient records starra, or starrs, from a corruption of the Hebrew wor”
“In the Treasury nil, and bv quittance which the said Gervase and Hugo his son have of the said debt by a Starr which the said Hugo produced at the Treasury before the Barons £90.”
“Huntingdonshirr. son of master Moss the Jew, by his charter, he came before the justices, etc., and proffered certain starrs of acquittance of the said debt which the aforesaid Jacob had made to the a”
- countable, uncountableA surname, variant of Star
- countable, uncountableAn English surname from nature
- countable, uncountableA female given name.
- countable, uncountableAn unincorporated community in Hocking County, Ohio, United States.
- countable, uncountableA town in Anderson County, South Carolina, United States.
- abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountableEllipsis of Starr County.
Formsstarrs(plural) · starra(plural) · starre(alternative) · star(alternative) · Starr(alternative) · shetar(alternative) · sheṭar(alternative) · shtar(alternative) · shtarr(alternative) · Starrs(plural)