Word: lieutenantships
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: lieu
te
nan
tships
Definition: Plural of lieutenantship
Morphemes:
Affix: lieutenant
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: In the US Army, Air Force and Marines, holding the rank above Second Lieutenant and below Captain. Both ranks may be referred to as "Lieutenant" or as the complete forms of the ranks.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: lieu
Language: frm
Decoded: lieu
Meaning: place
Affix: tenant
Language: frm
Decoded: tenant
Meaning: holding
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 regular plurals of nouns.