lectureship

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noun

A position as a lecturer.

OriginProto-Germanic *skapjaną ← English lecture →
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Meanings

nounlectureship (plural lectureships)

plural lectureships

  1. A position as a lecturer.
  2. A series of lectures, possibly by different lecturers, on a common theme.
  3. Something that provides for lectures to be presented.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
lecturership

Origin

  1. Englishlecture
  2. Proto-Germanic*skapjaną
  3. Englishlectureship

From lecture + -ship.

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APA

lectureship. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lectureship

MLA

“lectureship.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lectureship. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lectureship,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lectureship.

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