Word: cardinalship
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: car
di
nal
ship
Definition: The office (or term of office) of a cardinal
Morphemes:
Affix: cardinal
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: One of the officials appointed by the pope in the Roman Catholic Church, ranking only below the pope and the patriarchs, constituting the special college which elects the pope. (article on Catholic cardinals.)
Etymology Compounds: Affix: cardō
Language: la
Decoded: cardo
Meaning: door hinge
Affix: -ālis
Language: la
Decoded: -alis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives of relationship from nouns or numerals.
Affix: -ship
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Appended to a noun to form a new noun denoting a property or state of being, time spent in a role, or a specialised union.