Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

frontiersmanship

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fron-tiers-man-ship
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The craft or skill of being a frontiersman, of succeeding in settling a frontier.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English frontiersman Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English frontiersmanship From frontiersman + -ship.

Usage

Questions

What does frontiersmanship mean?
The craft or skill of being a frontiersman, of succeeding in settling a frontier.
Where does frontiersmanship come from?
Etymology tree English frontiersman Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English frontiersmanship From frontiersman + -ship.

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