paintership en · NOUN
Etymology
From painter + -ship.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The state or position of being a painter.
Admit also a curious cunning painter, to be chief painter, let him strive also to continue still in his chief paintership, lest another pass him in cunning, and so have the name of chief painter from him, because he is more worthy than he.
1535, Stephen Gardiner, De vera obedientia:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| painterships | Number=Plur | lexicographic |