Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heirship

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.21 in modern English

Syllables
heir-ship
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The status of being heir to something or someone

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From heir + -ship.

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Questions

What does heirship mean?
The status of being heir to something or someone
Where does heirship come from?
From heir + -ship.

How to pronounce heirship

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