friarship

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noun

The state, personality, or character of a friar.

“his friarship”

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Meanings

nounfriarship (countable and uncountable, plural friarships)

plural friarships

  1. countableuncountableThe state, personality, or character of a friar.

    What was my astonishment, when I began to examine my new domicile, to find that my amusing acquaintance conjoined to his friarship the respectable trades of itinerant carpenter and chandler.

    1826, Frederick Reynolds, The Life and Times of Frederick Reynolds
  2. countableuncountableA compellation for a friar.

    his friarship

Origin

From friar + -ship. Piecewise doublet of brothership and palship.

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APA

friarship. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/friarship

MLA

“friarship.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/friarship. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “friarship,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/friarship.

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