Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

leadership

/ˈliːdə(ɹ)ʃɪp/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.77 in modern English

Syllables
lead-er-ship
IPA
/ˈliːdə(ɹ)ʃɪp/
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The capacity of someone to lead others.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A group of leaders.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The office or status of a leader.

Countable; Uncountable

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *laidī Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Proto-West Germanic *laid ▲ Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Proto-West Germanic *laidijārī Old English lǣdere Middle English ledere English leader Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English leadership From leader + -ship.

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Questions

How do you pronounce leadership?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈliːdə(ɹ)ʃɪp/.
What does leadership mean?
The capacity of someone to lead others.
Where does leadership come from?
Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *laidī Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Proto-West Germanic *laid ▲ Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Proto-West Germanic *laidijārī Old English lǣdere Middle English ledere English leader Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English leadership From leader + -ship.

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