Word: shortholds
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: short
holds
Definition: Plural of shorthold. Describing a tenancy that exists for an agreed term, at the end of which the property may be recovered by the landlord.
Morphemes:
Affix: short
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A short sale; an agreement (or contract) in which property is transferred from the seller (vendor) to the buyer (vendee) for a fixed price in money (paid or agreed to be paid by the buyer)
Affix: hold
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A grasp or grip.
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.