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provisorship

provisorship noun: the office or position of a provisor.

Noun

provisorship (usually uncountable, plural provisorships)

  1. (usually) The office or position of a provisor.
    • A worthy fellow h' is: pray let me entreat for / The prouiſorſhip of your horſe.1612–1613 (date written), John Webster, The Tragedy of the Dutchesse of Malfy. […], London: […] Nicholas Okes, for Iohn Waterson, […], published 1623, →OCLC, Act I, scene ii

Forms of provisorship

pluralprovisorships

Origin of provisorship

From provisor + -ship.

Questions about provisorship

What does provisorship mean?
Provisorship means the office or position of a provisor.
What part of speech is provisorship?
Provisorship is a noun.
What is the plural of provisorship?
The plural of provisorship is provisorships.

Words near provisorship in the dictionary

  1. provisor
  2. provisories
  3. provisorily
  4. provisorium
  5. provisors
  6. provisorship
  7. provisorships
  8. provisory
  9. provisos
  10. provisour
  11. provisours

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