Etymology

fathership

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Today it means: The state of being a father Full definition →

Middle English fadership
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromfadership
  2. English todayfathership

From Middle English fadership, equivalent to father + -ship.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.