Word: mayorship
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: may
or
ship
Definition: The office or role of a mayor.
Morphemes:
Affix: mayor
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The leader of a city, or a municipality, sometimes just a figurehead and sometimes a powerful position. In some countries, the mayor is elected by the citizens or by the city council.
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.