Word: telishments
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: te
lish
ments
Definition: Plural of telishment. The act or institution of punishing the innocent for the sake of providing deterrence.
Morphemes:
Affix: telishment
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The act or institution of punishing the innocent for the sake of providing deterrence.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: τέλος
Language: grc
Decoded: telos
Meaning: result; end; loosely, the greater good
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).