Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mistressship

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mis-tress-ship
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Female rule or dominion.

Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

ladyship; a style of address, used with the personal pronoun.

Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Your father was / An honest country farmer, goodman Humble. / By his neighbours ne'er call'd Master. Did your pride / Descend from him? but let that pass: your fortune, / Or rather your hunsband's industry, advanced you / To the rank of a merchant's wife. He made a knight, / And your sweet mistress-ship ladyfied,"

Etymology

From mistress + -ship.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: mistress

Usage

Inflected Forms

mistressships (plural) mistress-ship (alternative)

Questions

What does mistressship mean?: Female rule or dominion.
Where does mistressship come from?: From mistress + -ship.

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