Dictionary

professorship en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Etymology tree English professor Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English professorship From professor + -ship.

Meanings

1. The office of a professor.
   • She earned a professorship at Los Angeles City College, and taught theatre there for two years. 2022, Claire Chwalek, No Rest for a Heartbreaker, →ISBN:
   • And as regards histories of art, they are quite valueless to you unless you are seeking the ostentatious oblivion of an art professorship. 1883, Oscar Wilde, “Lecture to Art Students”, in Essays and Lectures:

Forms

Relateds

chair

Synonyms

professorate

Translations (20)

es cátedra (the office of a professor) · cmn 教授職位 /教授职位 (the office of a professor) · cmn 教授職銜 /教授职衔 (the office of a professor) · it cattedra (the office of a professor) · it professorato (the office of a professor) · ro profesură (the office of a professor) · da professorat (the office of a professor) · ca càtedra (the office of a professor) · nb professorat (the office of a professor) · pt professorado (the office of a professor) · fi professuuri (the office of a professor) · es profesorado (the office of a professor) · hu tanszék (the office of a professor) · nn professorat (the office of a professor) · de Professur (the office of a professor) · ga ollúnacht (the office of a professor) · it ordinariato (the office of a professor) · pl profesura (the office of a professor) · pt magistério (the office of a professor) · vo profäsor (the office of a professor)