Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gentleship

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gen-tle-ship
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The deportment or conduct of a gentleman.

Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

  • "men will […]have more gentleship in their hat than in their head"

Etymology

From gentle + -ship.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Questions

What does gentleship mean?
The deportment or conduct of a gentleman.
Where does gentleship come from?
From gentle + -ship.

How to pronounce gentleship

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