Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chapmanship

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: chap-man-ship
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state, quality, condition, or role of a chapman (dealer, bargainer, tradesman).

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In short, after a great deal of chapmanship, the haberdasher got the fiddle at forty guineas; and a happy man was he, thinking he had made ten guineas by the bargain."

Etymology

From chapman + -ship. Compare German Kaufmannschaft, Dutch koopmanschap, Old Frisian kapenskip (West Frisian keapmanskip).

Word Breakdown

Suffix: chapman

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

chapmanhood

Questions

What does chapmanship mean?: The state, quality, condition, or role of a chapman (dealer, bargainer, tradesman).
Where does chapmanship come from?: From chapman + -ship. Compare German Kaufmannschaft, Dutch koopmanschap, Old Frisian kapenskip (West Frisian keapmanskip).

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