Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kinsmanship

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kins-man-ship
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"the possessor of a competent fortune and the heir of another, may naturally make some impression on a lady's heart with whom kinsmanship and circumstance bring him into daily communion"

Etymology

From kinsman + -ship.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: kinsman

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

kinsmanships (plural)

Questions

What does kinsmanship mean?: kinship
Where does kinsmanship come from?: From kinsman + -ship.

How to pronounce kinsmanship

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