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bellmanship

bellmanship noun: the role or status of bellman, or town crier.

Noun

bellmanship (uncountable)

  1. The role or status of bellman, or town crier.
    • Dougal was elected unanimously, and the traditional fame of his bellmanship leaves no doubt that he discharged the duties of the office to the satisfaction of the magistrates […]1877, John Cheap the Chapman's Library, page 12

Origin of bellmanship

From bellman + -ship.

Questions about bellmanship

What does bellmanship mean?
Bellmanship means the role or status of bellman, or town crier.
What part of speech is bellmanship?
Bellmanship is a noun.

Words near bellmanship in the dictionary

  1. Bellman equation
  2. Bellman equations
  3. Bellman-Ford algorithm
  4. Bellman-Ford algorithms
  5. Bellmans
  6. bellmanship
  7. Bellmawr
  8. bellmen
  9. bellmetal
  10. Bellmore
  11. Bellmores

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