Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hership

/ˈhɜːʃɪp/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: her-ship
IPA: /ˈhɜːʃɪp/

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Pillaging, devastation, plunder.

Archaic; Uncountable

Etymology

From here (“army”), or the stem of Old English herġan (“harry”), + -ship.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ship

Usage

Questions

How do you pronounce hership?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɜːʃɪp/.
What does hership mean?: Pillaging, devastation, plunder.
Where does hership come from?: From here (“army”), or the stem of Old English herġan (“harry”), + -ship.

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