portership

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noun

The office or duty of a porter

OriginMiddle English portership →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

nounportership (countable and uncountable, plural porterships)

plural porterships

  1. countableuncountableThe office or duty of a porter

Origin

  1. Middle Englishportership
  2. Englishportership

From Middle English portership, portershippe, equivalent to porter + -ship.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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