governorship en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English governor Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English governorship From governor + -ship.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The office or term of a governor; the state or condition of being a governor.
He conducted what he calls “a separate but equal kind of governorship.”
1983 January 8, Howell Raines, “Politics: Hollings Hacks Away at His Rivals”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 May 2015:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| governorships | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| governourship | alternative | lexicographic |
Descendants
Translations (3)
sw ugavana (office of governor) · el αρμοστεία (office of governor) · pcm govnorship (office of governor)