Word: quartermasterships
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: quar
ter
ma
ster
ships
Definition: Plural of quartermastership; a military term, the meaning of which depends on the country and service
Morphemes:
Affix: quarter
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A quartermaster; a quartermaster sergeant.
Affix: master
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The captain of a merchant ship; a master mariner.
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 plurals of foreign words, to clarify pronunciation, such as “banana’s” or “pasta’s”.