Word: chieftainships
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: chief
tain
ships
Definition: Plural of chieftainship; the position of chieftain
Morphemes:
Affix: chieftain
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A leader of a clan or tribe.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: caput
Language: la
Decoded: caput
Meaning: head
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.