commonship
commonship noun: a state, condition, or things shared or held in common; commonality.
Noun
commonship (countable and uncountable, plural commonships)
- A state, condition, or things shared or held in common; commonality.
- The two languages develope in different directions but the old commonship is still discernible.2004, Ingemar Nordgren, The Well Spring Of The Goths
- A community or fellowship.
- If they do not agree, then, as already mentioned, it is reserved to His Majesty, together with the approving Assembly, to effect the proposed change in the portion of the Monarchy concerned, to dissolve the commonship, and to make the consequent administrative arrangements; […]1863, House of Commons Papers - Volume 74 - Page 22
- There was even a commonship between the mine operators and the men at one time, before the Great Depression.1988, Laurel Shakelford, Bill Weinberg, Our Appalachia
Forms of commonship
| plural | commonships |
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Origin of commonship
From common + -ship. Compare North Frisian gemiinschap (“community”), Saterland Frisian Gemeenskup (“community”), West Frisian mienskip (“community”), Dutch gemeenschap (“community, fellowship”), German Gemeinschaft (“community, fellowship”), Swedish gemenskap (“community, fellowship”).
Questions about commonship
- What does commonship mean?
- Commonship means a state, condition, or things shared or held in common; commonality.
- What part of speech is commonship?
- Commonship is a noun.
- What is the plural of commonship?
- The plural of commonship is commonships.
Words near commonship in the dictionary
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