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defendership

defendership noun: the quality or state of being in defense of something.

Noun

defendership (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The quality or state of being in defense of something.
    • I suppose that is based on the fact that if somebody put something in writing, they have some sort of a pride or a defendership of a written document.1994, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary, Hearings Before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Third Congress, First Session ... July 20, 21, 22...

Origin of defendership

From defender + -ship.

Questions about defendership

What does defendership mean?
Defendership means the quality or state of being in defense of something.
What part of speech is defendership?
Defendership is a noun.

Words near defendership in the dictionary

  1. defendees
  2. defender
  3. Defender of the Faith
  4. defenderless
  5. defenders
  6. defendership
  7. defendest
  8. defendeth
  9. defendin'
  10. defending
  11. defending champion

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