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attorneyship

attorneyship

8.1
A lawyer's job or position in a law firm
  • noun
  • /əˈtɜrniˌʃɪp/
  • Archaic
translation icon : cargo de abogado
  • Holding an attorneyship allows her to provide legal advice and represent clients in court.

Examples

  • After years of hard work, he finally attained an attorneyship at a prestigious law firm.

  • She decided to pursue an attorneyship to help those in need of legal representation.

  • The attorneyship is called Fabian, Fabian and Fabian.

    Night and the City (1992)

Surface Forms

attorneyship singular
attorneyships plural

Morphology

attorneyship = attorney (transparent) = attorney + ship

Formed by the productive noun-forming suffix '-ship' meaning office or status, so the meaning 'the office or role of an attorney' follows directly from 'attorney' + '-ship'.

Etymology

Attorneyship comes from attorney and the suffix -ship. An attorney was originally a person 'appointed' to 'act for someone', and -ship means the 'state or role' as in friendship, so attorneyship means the office or role of an attorney.