Word: landlordism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: land
lord
ism
Definition: An economic system under which a few private individuals (landlords) own property, and rent it to tenants.
Morphemes:
Affix: land
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A group of dwellings or tenements under one roof and having a common entry.
Affix: lord
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A feudal tenant holding his manor directly of the king
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the name of a system, school of thought or theory based on the name of its subject or object or alternatively on the name of its founder ( ).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.