wordship

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noun

The state, condition, or status of a word.

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Meanings

nounwordship (uncountable)
  1. rareuncountableThe state, condition, or status of a word.

    "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."

    1883, Richard Grant White, Words and Their Uses, Past and Present, page 200

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
wordhood

Origin

From word + -ship.

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Cite this entry
APA

wordship. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wordship

MLA

“wordship.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wordship. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wordship,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wordship.

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