countship

count·ship

C c

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kount-ship]
- /ˈkaʊnt ʃɪp/
- /ˈkaʊntʃɪp /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kount-ship]
- /ˈkaʊnt ʃɪp/

Definitions of countship word

noun countship the rank or position of a count. 1
noun countship the territory or jurisdiction of a count. 1
noun countship (dated) A territory (principality, province...) ruled/administered by a count. 0

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Origin of countship

First appearance:

before 1695

One of the 49% oldest English words

First recorded in 1695-1705; count2 + -ship

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Parts of speech for Countship

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Countship

countship popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

countship usage trend in Literature

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