Definition
The position, state, or behavior characteristic of a hector; bullying conduct or aggressive intimidation.
Etymology
Formed from 'hector' plus the suffix '-ship,' which creates nouns describing states, offices, or qualities (like leadership, friendship). This follows standard English word formation patterns from the 17th century onward.
Kelly Says
The '-ship' suffix is incredibly productive in English—it can turn almost any noun into an abstract quality. Hectorship captures not just the person but the whole attitude of bullying, showing how English lets us nominalize behaviors.
Translations
ARالعربية
هيمنة
hee-meh-nah
CACatalà
hegemonia
he-he-mo-nee
CSČeština
hegemonie
he-he-mo-nee
DADansk
hegemoni
he-he-mo-nee
DEDeutsch
Herrschaft
her-shoft
ELΕλληνικά
εξουσία
eh-soo-see-ah
ESEspañol
hegemonía
e-he-go-mo-nee-ah
FISuomi
hegemonia
he-he-mo-nee-ah
FRFrançais
hégémonie
e-zhe-mo-nee
HAHA
shugabanci
shu-ga-ban-chi
HUMagyar
hegemonia
he-he-mo-nee-ah
IDBahasa Indonesia
kekuasaan
ke-ku-a-saan
ITItaliano
egemonia
e-zhe-mo-nee-ah
MSBahasa Melayu
kekuasaan
ke-ku-a-saan
NLNederlands
hegemonie
he-he-mo-nee
NONorsk
hegemoni
he-he-mo-nee
PLPolski
hegemonia
he-he-mo-nee-ah
PTPortuguês
hegemonia
e-he-go-mo-nee-ah
RORomână
hegemonie
he-he-mo-nee
RUРусский
гегемония
ge-ge-mo-nee-ya
SVSvenska
hegemoni
he-he-mo-nee
SWKiswahili
ukali
oo-ka-lee
TAதமிழ்
ஆதிக்கம்
aa-dhi-kka-m
TEతెలుగు
పరిపాలన
pa-ri-pa-a-lan
TLTL
kapangyarihan
ka-pan-ga-ri-han
TRTürkçe
hegemonya
he-he-mo-nya
UKУкраїнська
гегемонія
he-he-mo-nee-ya
VITiếng Việt
đế chế
deh-cheh
ZUZU
ukuthwala
oo-koo-th-wa-la