school fellowshipn.
/ˈskuːl ˌfɛlə(ʊ)ʃɪp/, U.S. /ˈskul ˌfɛloʊˌʃɪp/ Now rare.
The state or condition of being schoolfellows; (also) friendly association with those at one's school.
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school fellowship1701
1701 Law-Lat. Dict. in F. O. Law-French Dict. School-fellowship, condiscipulatus.
1722 R. Wodrow Corr. (1843) II. 628 It seems there are some secret remains of what we call school-fellowship, that have led him to a better opinion of my book than it deserves.
1844 S. R. Maitland Dark Ages 128 Who was perhaps bound to him by what is often the closer and stronger tie of school-fellowship.
1875 F. Adams Free School Syst. U.S. ii. 95 Some of the good results of this school-fellowship of classes and of races are noticed by Mr. Dawson.
1903 A. E. Johnson in G. R. Sims Living London III. 244/2 The small aliens of French, Swiss, Belgian, or Flemish birth meet on the common ground of the schoolroom bench, bound by the close tie of school-fellowship.
1987 E. B. Pryor Clara Barton (1988) i. 13 Her memories of school days are filled with remembrances of teachers and curriculum, not carefree frolics and school fellowship.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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