slaveholding
adjective, noun
slaveholding is spelled S-L-A-V-E-H-O-L-D-I-N-G: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, slaveholding means “Having possession/ownership of one or more slaves” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in slaveholding?
| Letters | 12: S-L-A-V-E-H-O-L-D-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 109,062nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is slaveholding?
Slaveholding appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of slaveholding
- slaveholdings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does slaveholding mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having possession/ownership of one or more slaves.
noun
- 1
The institution or practice of owning slaves.
- 2
An owning of one or more slaves.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does slaveholding come from?
From slave + holding.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).