Word: legateship
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: leg
ate
ship
Definition: The office or authority of a legate; a member of a legation
Morphemes:
Affix: legate
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The deputy of a provincial governor or general in ancient Rome.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: legatus
Language: la
Decoded: legatus
PoS: Noun
Meaning: deputy
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.