studentship

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noun

The position or role of a student.

“The university is offering a number of PhD studentships.”

UncommonScrabble 17

Meanings

nounstudentship (countable and uncountable, plural studentships)

plural studentships

  1. countableuncountableThe position or role of a student.
  2. countableuncountableAn endowment or scholarship for a student.

    The university is offering a number of PhD studentships.

Origin

  1. Englishstudent
  2. Proto-Germanic*skapjaną
  3. Englishstudentship

From student + -ship.

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Translations

Bulgarian студентство
  • студентство (studentstvo)role of a student
Russian студе́нчество
  • студе́нчество (studénčestvo)role of a student
Swedish studentskap
  • studentskaprole of a student
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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