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hership

/ˈhɜːʃɪp/

hership noun: pillaging, devastation, plunder.

Noun

hership (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) Pillaging, devastation, plunder.

Origin of hership

From here (“army”), or the stem of Old English herġan (“harry”), + -ship.

Questions about hership

What does hership mean?
Hership means pillaging, devastation, plunder.
What part of speech is hership?
Hership is a noun.
How do you pronounce hership?
Hership is pronounced /ˈhɜːʃɪp/.

Words near hership in the dictionary

  1. Hershey
  2. Hershey highway
  3. Hershey highways
  4. Hershey squirts
  5. Hersheys
  6. hership
  7. Hershkowi
  8. Hershkowitz
  9. Hershkowitzes
  10. Hershman
  11. Hershmans

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