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countship

countship noun: the rank or position of a count.

Noun

countship (countable and uncountable, plural countships)

  1. The rank or position of a count.
  2. (historical) A territory (principality, province, etc.) ruled and administered by a count.

Forms of countship

pluralcountships

Origin of countship

From count + -ship.

Questions about countship

What does countship mean?
Countship means the rank or position of a count.
What part of speech is countship?
Countship is a noun.
What is the plural of countship?
The plural of countship is countships.

Words near countship in the dictionary

  1. counts to ten
  2. counts to three
  3. counts towards
  4. counts up
  5. counts upon
  6. countship
  7. countships
  8. countup
  9. countups
  10. countwheel
  11. countwheels

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