Word: censorship
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: cen
sor
ship
Definition: The role of the censor (magistrate) in Ancient Rome.
Morphemes:
Affix: censor
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: One of the two magistrates who originally administered the census of citizens, and by Classical times (between the 8th century and the 6th century ) was a high judge of public behaviour and morality.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: cēnseō
Language: la
Decoded: censeo
Meaning: I assess, value, judge, tax, etc.
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.