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soldiership

soldiership

8.9
The skills and behavior needed to do well in the army
  • noun
  • /ˈsoʊldərˌʃɪp/
translation icon : conducta militar
  • Training focused on developing the soldiership skills needed for combat.

Examples

  • His excellent soldiership earned him a promotion in the army.

  • The general praised her soldiership during the annual review.

  • His soldiership is twice the other twain.

    Antony and Cleopatra (1972)

  • Most worthy sir, you therein throw away the absolute soldiership you have by land.

    Antony and Cleopatra (1972)

Synonyms

soldiering
vssoldiership
2 6.3

Skills and training needed for life in the military

focuses on personal qualities and conduct required for effective performance

Antonyms

incompetence
92 4.4

Failing to do a job well because of lack of skill

ineffectiveness
6 5.4

Not able to produce the result you want

How Skilled

soldiership
8.9
recruit
149 3.6

Surface Forms

soldiership singular
soldierships plural

Morphology

soldiership = soldier (transparent) = soldier + ship

The noun is formed by adding the productive suffix '-ship' to 'soldier' to denote the state, skill, or role associated with being a soldier, which is directly inferable.

Etymology

Soldiership comes from soldier plus the ending -ship, which means 'state' or 'quality' and appears in words like friendship and leadership. So soldiership means the 'qualities' and skills of being a soldier, such as courage, discipline, and loyalty.