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keepership

UK/ˈkiːpəʃɪp/

keepership noun: the position of a keeper; guardianship, ownership.

Noun

keepership (plural keeperships)

  1. The position of a keeper; guardianship, ownership.
    • I wish he [Austen Henry Layard] had had the keepership of the National Gallery, for I don't think his Government will hold together through many weeks.1887, Thomas Adolphus Trollope, “Charles Dickens”, in What I Remember […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley and Son […], →OCLC, page 123
    • Camby was given the keepership of one of the two Counter prisons, in Poultry Yard off Cheapside, traditionally run by London's sheriffs, where many convicted of offences in the city courts were held […]2011, Thomas Penn, Winter King, Penguin, published 2012, page 269

Forms of keepership

pluralkeeperships

Origin of keepership

From keeper + -ship.

Questions about keepership

What does keepership mean?
Keepership means the position of a keeper; guardianship, ownership.
What part of speech is keepership?
Keepership is a noun.
How do you pronounce keepership?
Keepership is pronounced /ˈkiːpəʃɪp/ (UK).
What is the plural of keepership?
The plural of keepership is keeperships.

Words near keepership in the dictionary

  1. keeperless
  2. keepers
  3. keepers of the flame
  4. Keepers of the Privy Seal
  5. Keeperses
  6. keepership
  7. keeperships
  8. keepest
  9. keepeth
  10. keepie-uppie
  11. keepie-uppies

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