Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rulership

/ˈɹuːlə(ɹ)ʃɪp/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.07 in modern English

Syllables: ruler-ship
IPA: /ˈɹuːlə(ɹ)ʃɪp/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A position in which one rules or has sovereignty over others.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"All rulership has its original and its most legitimate source in man’s wish to emancipate himself from life’s necessity, and men achieved such liberation by means of violence, by forcing others to bear the burden of life for them."

Etymology

Etymology tree English ruler Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English rulership From ruler + -ship.

Usage

Inflected Forms

rulerships (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce rulership?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹuːlə(ɹ)ʃɪp/.
What does rulership mean?: A position in which one rules or has sovereignty over others.
Where does rulership come from?: Etymology tree English ruler Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English rulership From ruler + -ship.

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