Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

officialship

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: of-fi-cial-ship
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The position or role of an official.

Etymology

From Middle English officialshipe, officyalshippe, equivalent to official + -ship.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: officialshipe
Suffix: official

Inflected Forms

officialships (plural)

Questions

What does officialship mean?: The position or role of an official.
Where does officialship come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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