probationership

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noun

The state of being a probationer; novitiate.

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Meanings

nounprobationership (plural probationerships)

plural probationerships

  1. The state of being a probationer; novitiate.

    I presume, to that state of mediocrity and probationership he has been pleased to place us in here

    1689 (indicated as 1690), [John Locke], An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding. […], London: […] Eliz[abeth] Holt, for Thomas Basset, […], →OCLC

Origin

From probationer + -ship.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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