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jailership

jailership noun: the role or status of a jailer.

Noun

jailership (usually uncountable, plural jailerships)

  1. (usually) The role or status of a jailer.

Forms of jailership

pluraljailerships
alternative formgaolership

Origin of jailership

From jailer + -ship.

Questions about jailership

What does jailership mean?
Jailership means the role or status of a jailer.
What part of speech is jailership?
Jailership is a noun.
What is the plural of jailership?
The plural of jailership is jailerships.

Words near jailership in the dictionary

  1. jailer
  2. jaileress
  3. jaileresses
  4. jailering
  5. jailers
  6. jailership
  7. jailerships
  8. jailfodder
  9. jailful
  10. jailfuls
  11. jailhouse

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