Word: jackslaves
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: jack
slaves
Definition: Plural of jackslave. A low servant; a mean fellow.
Morphemes:
Affix: Jack
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A Jack Rum, a soldier.
Affix: slave
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To work as a slaver, to enslave people.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: sclāvus
Language: ML.
Decoded: sclavus
Meaning: slave
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.