Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

secretaryship

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.62 in modern English

Syllables: sec-re-tary-ship
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person's term in office with a title including the term secretary, such as secretary of state.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The office or position of being secretary.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"His secretaryship was marred by accusations of corruption, but the next secretary of state was called incompetent."

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

secretaryships (plural)

Questions

What does secretaryship mean?: A person's term in office with a title including the term secretary, such as secretary of state.
Where does secretaryship come from?: Etymology tree English secretary Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English secretaryship From secretary + -ship.

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