† ˈwatchmanshipn.Obsolete the office or function of a watchman.
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the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > watching or keeping guard > [noun] > one who watches or keeps guard > office or duty of
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a1607 J. RainoldsProphesie Obadiah (1613) iii. 35 Not content to bee watchmen in Jerusalem, but they must haue a watch~manship in Caesarea too.