Word: governorship
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: gov
er
nor
ship
Definition: The office, or the term of a governor.
Morphemes:
Affix: govern
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To exercise political authority; to run a government.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κυβερνάω
Language: grc
Decoded: kubernao
Meaning: I steer, drive, govern
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.