translatorship en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English translator Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English translatorship From translator + -ship.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The role or office of a translator.
The two offices were bestowed on me by Government, and with the Persian Translatorship gave me an income of ten guineas a day.
1872, Charles Phillip Brown, Literary life of Charles Philip Brown (By Himself), page 23:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| translatorships | Number=Plur | lexicographic |