Word: whiggism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: Whig
gism
Definition: Principles, philosophy, methods of the Whigs; a member of the political party that urged social reform in 18th and 19th century England; was the opposition party to the Tories
Morphemes:
Affix: whig
Language: en
Meaning: to drive
Affix: mare
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A foolish woman; a female fool
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.