scholarhoodn.
/ˈskɒləhʊd/, U.S. /ˈskɑlərˌhʊd/ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > scholarly knowledge, erudition > learned person, scholar > [noun] > learned world
commonwealth of learning1627
scholarship1823
scholarhood1836
scholardom1853
1836 Morning Post 29 Dec. Our degenerate scholarhood, trampling on universal testimony, preferred to pass by the claims of a genius of surpassing grandeur.
1837 Tait's Edinb. Mag. Nov. 726/2 The whole scholarhood of England consented to kiss the toe of William Gifford.
1879 Aunt Judy's Christmas Volume 148 The prize was adjudged to her, with the unanimous and hearty consent and congratulations of the whole scholarhood.
1920 L. Spence Encycl. Occultism 341/1 Unhappily, the scholarhood of Spain turned its back upon him with loud laughter.
2. The state or condition of being a scholar or learner; education. Now rare.
ΘΚΠ
society > education > learning > learner > [noun] > condition of
scholarhood1861
1861 R. F. Burton City of Saints x. 515 To their eminently practical views I would offer one suggestion, the advisability of making military drill and extension movements, with and without weapons, a part of scholarhood.
1880 J. Ross Hist. Corea x. 306 He is entirely ignorant of their meaning for at least two years of his scholarhood.
1955 Business Week 26 Nov. 104/2 With them he is wondrously patient, seeking in each new face, each term paper, each examination book that sign that here is one that can be developed into a scholar. And his idea of scholarhood is no cheap thing.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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