Word: guestages
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: gue
sta
ges
Definition: Plural of guestage. A person held against their will in Kuwait under the rule of Saddam Hussein .
Morphemes:
Affix: guest
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A recipient of hospitality, especially someone staying by invitation at the house of another.
Affix: hostage
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A person given as a pledge or security for the performance of the conditions of a treaty or similar agreement, such as to ensure the status of a vassal.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: hoste
Language: fro
Decoded: hoste
Meaning: host
Affix: -age
Language: fro
Decoded: -age
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: forms nouns with the sense of 'state of being'
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).