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probationership

probationership noun: the state of being a probationer; novitiate.

Noun

probationership (plural probationerships)

  1. The state of being a probationer; novitiate.
    • I presume, to that state of mediocrity and probationership he has been pleased to place us in here1689 (indicated as 1690), [John Locke], An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding. […], London: […] Eliz[abeth] Holt, for Thomas Basset, […], →OCLC

Forms of probationership

pluralprobationerships

Origin of probationership

From probationer + -ship.

Questions about probationership

What does probationership mean?
Probationership means the state of being a probationer; novitiate.
What part of speech is probationership?
Probationership is a noun.
What is the plural of probationership?
The plural of probationership is probationerships.

Words near probationership in the dictionary

  1. probationary periods
  2. probationatory
  3. probationer
  4. probationerhood
  5. probationers
  6. probationership
  7. probationerships
  8. probationism
  9. probationist
  10. probationists
  11. probations

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