Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trusteeship

/tɹˌʌstˈiʃˌɪp/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.22 in modern English

Syllables: trustee-ship
IPA: /tɹˌʌstˈiʃˌɪp/

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Office or function of a trustee.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The administrative control of a territory granted to a country by the Trusteeship Council of the United Nations.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

trusteeships (plural)

Synonyms

trust territory

Questions

How do you pronounce trusteeship?: The recorded pronunciation is /tɹˌʌstˈiʃˌɪp/.
What does trusteeship mean?: Office or function of a trustee.
Where does trusteeship come from?: Etymology tree English trustee Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English trusteeship From trustee + -ship.

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