Word: Whiteboyism
Part of speech: Proper noun
Syllables: white
boy
ism
Definition: Proper noun~ The conduct or principles of the Whiteboys; were a secret Irish agrarian organisation in 18th-century Ireland who used violent tactics to defend tenant farmer land rights for subsistence farming
Morphemes:
Affix: white
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Pertaining to an ecclesiastical order whose adherents dress in white habits; Cistercian.
Affix: boy
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A male camp follower.
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form names of ideologies expressing belief in the superiority of a certain class within the concept expressed by the root word, or a pattern of behavior or a social norm that benefits members of the group indicated by the root word. ( )
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.