Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bellmanship

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bell-man-ship
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The role or status of bellman, or town crier.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Dougal was elected unanimously, and the traditional fame of his bellmanship leaves no doubt that he discharged the duties of the office to the satisfaction of the magistrates […]"

Etymology

From bellman + -ship.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: bellman

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does bellmanship mean?: The role or status of bellman, or town crier.
Where does bellmanship come from?: From bellman + -ship.

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