Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

retainership

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: re-tain-er-ship
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The practice of charging a retainer fee, or a client relationship based on such a fee.

Example Sentences

"In the fourteenth century, the old English tie of retainership, similar to, but more liberal than that which had connected the thane and churl in earlier days, had replaced whatever of feudal relation the Norman Conquest had introduced […]"

Etymology

From retainer + -ship.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: retainer

Inflected Forms

retainerships (plural)

Questions

What does retainership mean?: The practice of charging a retainer fee, or a client relationship based on such a fee.
Where does retainership come from?: From retainer + -ship.

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