secretaryship

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noun

A person's term in office with a title including the term secretary, such as secretary of state.

“His secretaryship was marred by accusations of corruption, but the next secretary of state was called incompetent.”

OriginProto-Germanic *skapjaną ← English secretary ← Medieval Latin secrētārius →
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Meanings

nounsecretaryship (countable and uncountable, plural secretaryships)

plural secretaryships

  1. countableuncountableA person's term in office with a title including the term secretary, such as secretary of state.

    His secretaryship was marred by accusations of corruption, but the next secretary of state was called incompetent.

  2. countableuncountableThe office or position of being secretary.

Origin

  1. Medieval Latinsecrētārius
  2. Englishsecretary
  3. Proto-Germanic*skapjaną
  4. Englishsecretaryship

From secretary + -ship.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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