postmastership

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noun

The office or position of postmaster.

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Meanings

nounpostmastership (countable and uncountable, plural postmasterships)

plural postmasterships

  1. countableuncountableThe office or position of postmaster.

    In the meantime I had sold my country newspaper, had resigned a postmastership, and had but a weekly newspaper in Omaha devoted to the antileague cause.

    1930, United States Congressional Serial Set, page 1082

Origin

From postmaster + -ship.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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