Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

layship

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lay-ship
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

laymanship (the condition of being a layman.)

Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"the priest esteems their layships unhallowed and unclean"

Etymology

From lay + -ship.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: lay

Usage

Questions

What does layship mean?: laymanship (the condition of being a layman.)
Where does layship come from?: From lay + -ship.

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