Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

niggardship

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nig-gard-ship
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Niggardliness; stinginess.

Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"much pinching and niggardship of meat and drink is to be discommended"

Etymology

From Middle English nigardshipe, nygartship, negardship, nygardschip, nygardschippe, equivalent to niggard + -ship.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: nigardshipe
Suffix: niggard

Usage

Questions

What does niggardship mean?: Niggardliness; stinginess.
Where does niggardship come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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