Word: sextonship
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: sex
ton
ship
Definition: The position or office of a sexton.
Morphemes:
Affix: sexton
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A sexton beetle; beat with a beetle
Etymology Compounds: Affix: sacer
Language: la
Decoded: sacer
Meaning: sacred
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.