gardenershipn.
/ˈɡɑːdnəʃɪp/, /ˈɡɑːdn̩əʃɪp/, U.S. /ˈɡɑrd(ə)nərˌʃɪp/ 1. The position or office of a gardener. In later use chiefly with preceding modifying word, esp. in head gardenership.
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the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > gardener > [noun] > office of
gardenery1531
gardenership1864
1532 in I. H. Shearer Sel. Cases Acta Dominorum Concilii et Sessionis (1951) xi. 83 [Fee to the gardener at Linlithgow Palace] for his gardnarschip.
1542 in D. H. Fleming Registrum Secreti Sigilli Regum Scotorum (1921) II. 744/2 The gift of the gardnarship of our soveranelordis ȝardis, orchartis and stankis of Falkland.
1829 G. W. Johnson Hist. Eng. Gardening 265 Lord Cobham..obtained for him the Royal Gardenership at Hampton Court.
1864 J. H. Burton Scot Abroad I. ii. 99 People spoke of the succession to the hereditary gardenership of the lordship of Monteith.
1908 Jrnl. Hort. & Home Farmer 21 May 469/2 After leaving his gardenership.., he set himself the task of developing a business in horticultural sundries.
1992 Hardy Plant 14 86 A period spent working in the famous gardens of Tresco Abbey.., under the head gardenership of Mr Albert Pike, followed.
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the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > [noun]
gardening1481
gardenage1601
horticulture1678
gardenership1711
garden craft1833
1711 Ld. Shaftesbury Characteristicks I. iii. 286 'Tis no wonder if we slight the Gardenership, and think the manner of Culture a very contemptible Mystery.
1882 School Jrnl. 7 Jan. 5/3 The best education should be furnished to the poorest, for the weakest plants need the most skillful gardenership.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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