Dictionary

editorship en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *dédeh₃ti Proto-Italic *didō Latin dō Latin ēdō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Medieval Latin ēditorder. English editor Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English editorship From editor + -ship.

Meanings

1. The position or job of being an editor
   • Peter gained his first editorship with Motor Cycle, before joining EMAP to eventually edit Motor Cycle Mechanics (later Performance Bikes and now Practical Sportsbikes) in 1978. 2023 January 25, Howard Johnston, “Peter Kelly: August 2 1944-December 28 2022”, in RAIL, number 975, page 46:
   • While this was tremendous fun, the week also revealed the limitations and sometimes bumpy consequences of the guest editorships. 2009 January 3, Elisabeth Mahoney, “Radio 4's Today programme livened up by guest editors”, in The Guardian:
   • With this issue Mr. W. A. Willox regretfully relinquishes the editorship of THE RAILWAY MAGAZINE 1942 February, Railway Magazine, page 62:

Forms

Deriveds

coeditorship

Translations (5)

ga eagarthóireacht (the position or job of being an editor) · ru реда́кция (the position or job of being an editor) · cmn 編輯工作 /编辑工作 (the position or job of being an editor) · kk редакция (the position or job of being an editor) · ba редакция (the position or job of being an editor)