Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

commonship

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: com-mon-ship
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A state, condition, or things shared or held in common; commonality.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A community or fellowship.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The two languages develope in different directions but the old commonship is still discernible."
"If they do not agree, then, as already mentioned, it is reserved to His Majesty, together with the approving Assembly, to effect the proposed change in the portion of the Monarchy concerned, to dissolve the commonship, and to make the consequent administrative arrangements; […]"
"There was even a commonship between the mine operators and the men at one time, before the Great Depression."

Etymology

From common + -ship. Compare North Frisian gemiinschap (“community”), Saterland Frisian Gemeenskup (“community”), West Frisian mienskip (“community”), Dutch gemeenschap (“community, fellowship”), German Gemeinschaft (“community, fellowship”), Swedish gemenskap (“community, fellowship”).

Word Breakdown

Suffix: common

Usage

Inflected Forms

commonships (plural)

Questions

What does commonship mean?: A state, condition, or things shared or held in common; commonality.
Where does commonship come from?: From common + -ship. Compare North Frisian gemiinschap (“community”), Saterland Frisian Gemeenskup (“community”), West Frisian mienskip (“community”), Dutch gemeenschap (“community, fellowship”), German Gemeinschaft (“community, fellowship”), Swedish gemenskap (“community, fellowship”).

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