Word: auteurship
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: au
teur
ship
Definition: The role or status of auteur; a filmmaker who has a personal style and keeps creative control over his or her works
Morphemes:
Affix: auteur
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A creative artist, especially a film director, seen as having a specific, recognisable artistic vision, and who is seen as the single or preeminent ‘author’ of his works.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: auteur
Language: fr
Decoded: auteur
Meaning: author
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.