Word: undersheriffs
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: un
der
she
riffs
Definition: Plural of undersheriff; an office derived from ancient English custom that remains in, among other places, England and Wales and the United States, though performing different functions
Morphemes:
Affix: under-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Under (in any sense): insufficient, insufficiently, below what is correct; subordinate to; beneath or behind.
Affix: shire
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Former administrative area of Britain; a county.
Affix: reeve
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of several local officials, with varying responsibilities.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plurals of numerals, letters, some abbreviations and some nouns, usually because the omission of an apostrophe would make the meaning unclear or ambiguous.