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Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

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212 words match “ERSH”

PARTNERSHIP n. 5 definitions
The state or condition of being a partner; as, to be in partnership with another; to have partnership in the fortunes of a family or a state.
PETERSHAM n.
A rough, knotted woolen cloth, used chiefly for men's overcoats; also, a coat of that material.
PLANTERSHIP n.
The occupation or position of a planter, or the management of a plantation, as in the United States or the West Indies.
POSTMASTERSHIP n.
The office of postmaster.
PREACHERSHIP n.
The office of a preacher. "The preachership of the Rolls." Macaulay.
PREMIERSHIP n.
The office of the premier.
PRESBYTERSHIP n.
The office or station of a presbyter; presbyterate.
PRETENDERSHIP n.
The character, right, or claim of a pretender. Swift.
PROBATIONERSHIP n.
The state of being a probationer; novitiate. Locke.
PURSERSHIP n.
The office of purser. Totten.
RANGERSHIP n.
The office of the keeper of a forest or park. [Eng.]
READERSHIP n.
The office of reader. Lyell.
RECEIVERSHIP n.
The state or office of a receiver.
RECORDERSHIP n.
The office of a recorder.
REGISTERSHIP n.
The office of a register.
SEERSHIP n.
The office or quality of a seer.
SOLDIERSHIP n.
Military qualities or state; martial skill; behavior becoming a soldier. [R.] Shak.
SPEAKERSHIP n.
The office of speaker; as, the speakership of the House of Representatives.
STADTHOLDERATE; STADTHOLDERSHIP n.
The office or position of a stadtholder.
SUTLERSHIP n.
The condition or occupation of a sutler.
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