Word: courtships
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: court
ships
Definition: Plural of courtship; a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)
Morphemes:
Affix: court
Language: en
Meaning: demonstration of such respect as is traditionally given at court; attention directed to a person in power; behaviour designed to gain favour; politeness of manner; civility towards someone
Etymology Compounds: Affix: cōrtem
Language: la
Decoded: cortem
PoS: Noun
Meaning: a court
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 the plurals of numerals, letters, some abbreviations and some nouns, usually because the omission of an apostrophe would make the meaning unclear or ambiguous.