Word: chiefdoms
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: chief
doms
Definition: Plural of chiefdom. A society larger than a tribe but smaller or simpler than a state.
Morphemes:
Affix: chief
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A leader or head of a group of people, organisation, etc.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: caput
Language: la
Decoded: caput
Meaning: head
Affix: -dom
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming nouns denoting the domain or jurisdiction of the suffixed word.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).