Etymology

governorship

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Today it means: The office or term of a governor; the state or condition of being a governor. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *skapjaną ← English governor
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  1. Englishgovernor
  2. Proto-Germanic*skapjaną
  3. English todaygovernorship

From governor + -ship.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.