Word: lectorship
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: lec
tor
ship
Definition: The role or post of a lector; someone who reads the lessons in a church service; someone ordained in a minor order of the Roman Catholic Church
Morphemes:
Affix: lector
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A lay person who reads aloud certain religious texts in a church service.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: legō
Language: la
Decoded: lego
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I read
Affix: -tor
Language: la
Decoded: -tor
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -er; used to form a masculine agent noun
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.