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-ship

noun suffix

: the state or condition of being something

: the position, status, or duties of something

: skill or ability as someone or something

Full Definition of -SHIP

: state : condition : quality <friendship>

: office : dignity : profession <clerkship>

: art : skill <horsemanship>

: something showing, exhibiting, or embodying a quality or state <township> <fellowship>

: one entitled to a (specified) rank, title, or appellation <his Lordship>

: the body of persons participating in a specified activity <readership> <listenership>

Middle English, from Old English -scipe; akin to Old High German -scaft -ship, Old English scieppan to shape — more at shape

-SHIP Defined for Kids

noun suffix \ˌship\

: state : condition : quality <friendship>

: office : rank : profession <authorship>

: skill <penmanship>

: something showing a quality or state of being <championship> <township>

: someone having a specified rank <your Lordship>

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