Word: survivorships
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: sur
vi
vor
ships
Definition: Plural of survivorship. A right whereby a person becomes entitled to property by reason of his having survived another person who had an interest in it. It is one of the elements of a joint tenancy.
Morphemes:
Affix: sure
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Physically secure and certain, non-failing, reliable.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: sē-
Language: la
Decoded: se-
Meaning: without
Affix: cūra
Language: la
Decoded: cura
Meaning: care
Affix: sē-
Language: la
Decoded: se-
Meaning: without
Affix: cūra
Language: la
Decoded: cura
Meaning: care
Affix: -ive
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An adjective suffix signifying relating or belonging to, of the nature of, tending to, or serving to; as: affirmative, active, conclusive, corrective, diminutive.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ivus
Language: la
Decoded: -ivus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Adjective suffix.
Affix: -or
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Creates an agent noun, indicating a person who does something.
Affix: -ship
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Appended to a noun to form a new noun denoting a property or state of being, time spent in a role, or a specialised union.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).