collectorship
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- noun
- /kəˈlɛkʃərˌʃɪp/
- The museum director appointed her to the collectorship to oversee the new art exhibit.
Examples
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One of the Georgians Gunn hoped to reward was Reuben Wilkinson, whom he nominated for the collectorship of Savannah.
Academic text (2010) -
The paper suggested, however, that he had done this in part to help the political prospects of his son-in-law, Henry Rucker (Rucker gained an Internal Revenue collectorship office as a reward for his father-in-law's efforts).
Academic text (2011) -
His extensive experience in the field qualified him for the collectorship at the city's tax office.
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After years of hard work, she finally achieved the collectorship in the customs department.
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Morphology
Etymology
Collectorship comes from the word collect, which means 'to gather', and the ending -ship which means 'a position' or 'a role', as in friendship. So a collectorship is the job or office of someone who gathers, cares for, and manages a collection.