assassinship

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noun

The state or condition of being an assassin.

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Meanings

nounassassinship (uncountable)
  1. rareuncountableThe state or condition of being an assassin.

    Consider, for example, the domain of assassinship. Because for an assassin killing one's target is the goal around which the practice of assassinship is structured (or so it seems), […]

    2009, Adrian Haddock, Alan Millar, Duncan Pritchard, Epistemic Value

Origin

From assassin + -ship.

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APA

assassinship. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/assassinship

MLA

“assassinship.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/assassinship. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “assassinship,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/assassinship.

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