Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overlordship

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.75 in modern English

Syllables: over-lord-ship
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The position or quality of being an overlord.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The realm of overlords.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English owr lardschip, equivalent to overlord + -ship.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: owr lardschip
Suffix: overlord

Usage

Inflected Forms

overlordships (plural)

Questions

What does overlordship mean?: The position or quality of being an overlord.
Where does overlordship come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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