ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Wordship

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Wordship is a noun meaning (rare) The state, condition, or status of a word.

Meaning

(rare) The state, condition, or status of a word.

Example Sentences

"But it expressed his thought perfectly then to all English-speaking people, and does so now, and is a participial adjective correctly formed. It is unknown to custom, but it has all the conditions of wordship, and is a much better English word than very many in "Webster's Dictionary."

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include wordhood, wordness, wordishness, wisehood, nounship, worshipfulness.

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