Word: crossbill
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: cross
bill
Definition: A bill brought by a defendant, in an equity or chancery suit, against the plaintiff, respecting the matter in question in that suit.
Morphemes:
Affix: cross
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A coin stamped with the figure of a cross, or that side of such a piece on which the cross is stamped; hence, money in general.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: crux
Language: la
Decoded: crux
PoS: Noun
Meaning: wooden frame on which criminals were crucified, especially a cross
Affix: bill
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Somebody armed with a bill; a billman.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: bulla
Language: ML.
Decoded: bulla
Meaning: sealsealed document