writershipn.

Brit.

/ˈrʌɪtəʃɪp/, U.S.

/ˈraɪdərˌʃɪp/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: writer n., -ship suffix.

Etymology: < writer n. + -ship suffix.

1. The office or position of a writer (writer n. 2e) in the East India Company; (also) the period of tenure of such an office. Now historical.

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society > communication > writing > [noun] > writing as occupation > in service of former East India Company

writership1690

1690 Diary & Consultation Bk. 30 Jan. in Rec. Fort St. George (1917) 7 Their Covenants with the R^t Hon^ble Comp^a: for their factor and Writership were this day expired.

1772 A. Dalrymple Considerations Pamphlet: Thoughts on Acquistions in East-Indies 28 The climate disqualified him from remaining longer in India than his writership.

1805 Morning Chron. 10 Aug. Promises of writerships, cadetships, and clerkships in India..are widely distributed by the friends of Lord Castlereagh.

1853 W. M. Thackeray Newcomes (1854) I. ii. 21 Being offered a writership, he scouted the idea of a civil appointment.

2001 A. Baron Indian Affair iv. 85 A routine course in merchant's book-keeping helped him gain a writership in the East India Company.

2. Chiefly in British contexts. The office or position of a clerk or functionary, esp. in a government department or the navy; a clerkship. Cf. writer n. 2a. Now historical and somewhat rare.In quot. 1810 as the second element in the compound tally-writership (cf. tally-writer n. at tally n.¹ Compounds 3).

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society > occupation and work > position or job > [noun] > position or office of specific workers

plumbership1455

portership1521

clerkship1531

factorshipc1550

pavership1597

mastership1688

private secretaryship1789

writership1810

taskmastership1815

factoryship1836

engineership1839

foremanship1853

improvership1864

call boy1877

gaffership1895

producership1924

operatorship1934

1810 G. Rose Observ. Public Expenditure 38 The abolition of the two Chamberlainships, and Tally-writership in the Exchequer.

1863 N. Brooks Lincoln Observed (1998) 85 A poor widow who wants a writership in one of the departments.

1876 Hampshire Tel. & Sussex Chron. 22 Jan. 5/2 Mr. George Joseph Rickman..has been appointed to a writership in the Accountant and Comptroller-General's office, H.M. Customs, London.

1937 Cornishman 21 Jan. Edwin Thomas had obtained a writership in the Navy.

1980 E. N. Williams Penguin Dict. Eng. & European Hist. 1485–1789 152 Fox obtained..sinecures for the lives of himself and his 2 sons: the Writership of the Tallies and Counter-Tallies, and the Clerkship of the Pells in Ireland.

3. A position or role held by a writer or author; (originally) the position of writer at a newspaper or magazine; (later chiefly) a (usually temporary) post held by a writer or author at an academic institution. Also: the occupation or profession of writing.

1816 F. Wrangham Brit. Plutarch (new ed.) V. lxxix. 283 He was appointed to the Writership of the Gazette.

1841 Med. Times 16 Oct. 31/2 His admirable qualifications for his writership to the ‘Lancet’.

1860 B. Mayer Let. 11 Nov. in J. Bigelow Retrospections (1909) I. 301 An inquiry, whether..I could not get an employment in New York either in literary or political writership.

1957 B. Evans & C. Evans Dict. Contemp. Amer. Usage 194/1 There are..O.K. names and subjects, especially useful in writership.

1989 Toronto Star (Nexis) 29 Oct. d1 Connections with Italian writers led to a resident writership at University of Bologna.

2006 D. Taylor Pride of Place viii. 111 Among..visiting writerships, workshop instruction, and..manuscript editing, she, of course, writes.

4. The fact of being the writer of a text; the fact of being written by a particular person; authorial origin. Cf. authorship n. 2a.

1861 E. C. Rutter Darkness Westm. Rev. 34 The question of doubtful writership, and not..authorship; for if any men whatsoever were the authors of the Old Testament books, then God could not have been their author.

1867 Builder 14 Sept. 675/3 There is no doubt of the writership of his addresses on subjects which were all taken in by his comprehensive mind.

1946 Equipped Every Good Work 123 The writer of the book..is Moses, for the same reasons as are advanced to establish his writership of the four preceding books.

1957 Southern Presbyterian Jrnl. 7 Aug. 4/1 ‘Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken, Zion...’ has the ring of Newtonian writership in its last stanza.

2001 T. Sokoll Essex Pauper Lett. 63 The handwriting..may serve as evidence of actual writership.

5. The writers of a particular publication or genre considered collectively and often with reference to their characteristics or qualities.Often paired with readership (cf. readership n. 3).

1984 Psychol. & Marketing Summer 3 A growing readership of academics and practitioners is contingent on a growing ‘writership’ from members of both communities.

1992 Independent (Nexis) 4 July 19 The magazine suffers from an ageing readership (average age 43.6) and even older writership.

1996 T. Stovall Paris Noir iii. 107 The Revue..strove for the most cosmopolitan writership possible.

2019 S. Scott Fan Geek Girls i. 30 Presumption of a female writership and readership for fanfiction.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).

单词	writership
释义	writershipn. Brit. /ˈrʌɪtəʃɪp/, U.S. /ˈraɪdərˌʃɪp/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: writer n., -ship suffix. Etymology: < writer n. + -ship suffix. 1. The office or position of a writer (writer n. 2e) in the East India Company; (also) the period of tenure of such an office. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > [noun] > writing as occupation > in service of former East India Company writership1690 1690 Diary & Consultation Bk. 30 Jan. in Rec. Fort St. George (1917) 7 Their Covenants with the R^t Hon^ble Comp^a: for their factor and Writership were this day expired. 1772 A. Dalrymple Considerations Pamphlet: Thoughts on Acquistions in East-Indies 28 The climate disqualified him from remaining longer in India than his writership. 1805 Morning Chron. 10 Aug. Promises of writerships, cadetships, and clerkships in India..are widely distributed by the friends of Lord Castlereagh. 1853 W. M. Thackeray Newcomes (1854) I. ii. 21 Being offered a writership, he scouted the idea of a civil appointment. 2001 A. Baron Indian Affair iv. 85 A routine course in merchant's book-keeping helped him gain a writership in the East India Company. 2. Chiefly in British contexts. The office or position of a clerk or functionary, esp. in a government department or the navy; a clerkship. Cf. writer n. 2a. Now historical and somewhat rare.In quot. 1810 as the second element in the compound tally-writership (cf. tally-writer n. at tally n.¹ Compounds 3). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > position or job > [noun] > position or office of specific workers plumbership1455 portership1521 clerkship1531 factorshipc1550 pavership1597 mastership1688 private secretaryship1789 writership1810 taskmastership1815 factoryship1836 engineership1839 foremanship1853 improvership1864 call boy1877 gaffership1895 producership1924 operatorship1934 1810 G. Rose Observ. Public Expenditure 38 The abolition of the two Chamberlainships, and Tally-writership in the Exchequer. 1863 N. Brooks Lincoln Observed (1998) 85 A poor widow who wants a writership in one of the departments. 1876 Hampshire Tel. & Sussex Chron. 22 Jan. 5/2 Mr. George Joseph Rickman..has been appointed to a writership in the Accountant and Comptroller-General's office, H.M. Customs, London. 1937 Cornishman 21 Jan. Edwin Thomas had obtained a writership in the Navy. 1980 E. N. Williams Penguin Dict. Eng. & European Hist. 1485–1789 152 Fox obtained..sinecures for the lives of himself and his 2 sons: the Writership of the Tallies and Counter-Tallies, and the Clerkship of the Pells in Ireland. 3. A position or role held by a writer or author; (originally) the position of writer at a newspaper or magazine; (later chiefly) a (usually temporary) post held by a writer or author at an academic institution. Also: the occupation or profession of writing. Π 1816 F. Wrangham Brit. Plutarch (new ed.) V. lxxix. 283 He was appointed to the Writership of the Gazette. 1841 Med. Times 16 Oct. 31/2 His admirable qualifications for his writership to the ‘Lancet’. 1860 B. Mayer Let. 11 Nov. in J. Bigelow Retrospections (1909) I. 301 An inquiry, whether..I could not get an employment in New York either in literary or political writership. 1957 B. Evans & C. Evans Dict. Contemp. Amer. Usage 194/1 There are..O.K. names and subjects, especially useful in writership. 1989 Toronto Star (Nexis) 29 Oct. d1 Connections with Italian writers led to a resident writership at University of Bologna. 2006 D. Taylor Pride of Place viii. 111 Among..visiting writerships, workshop instruction, and..manuscript editing, she, of course, writes. 4. The fact of being the writer of a text; the fact of being written by a particular person; authorial origin. Cf. authorship n. 2a. Π 1861 E. C. Rutter Darkness Westm. Rev. 34 The question of doubtful writership, and not..authorship; for if any men whatsoever were the authors of the Old Testament books, then God could not have been their author. 1867 Builder 14 Sept. 675/3 There is no doubt of the writership of his addresses on subjects which were all taken in by his comprehensive mind. 1946 Equipped Every Good Work 123 The writer of the book..is Moses, for the same reasons as are advanced to establish his writership of the four preceding books. 1957 Southern Presbyterian Jrnl. 7 Aug. 4/1 ‘Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken, Zion...’ has the ring of Newtonian writership in its last stanza. 2001 T. Sokoll Essex Pauper Lett. 63 The handwriting..may serve as evidence of actual writership. 5. The writers of a particular publication or genre considered collectively and often with reference to their characteristics or qualities.Often paired with readership (cf. readership n. 3). Π 1984 Psychol. & Marketing Summer 3 A growing readership of academics and practitioners is contingent on a growing ‘writership’ from members of both communities. 1992 Independent (Nexis) 4 July 19 The magazine suffers from an ageing readership (average age 43.6) and even older writership. 1996 T. Stovall Paris Noir iii. 107 The Revue..strove for the most cosmopolitan writership possible. 2019 S. Scott Fan Geek Girls i. 30 Presumption of a female writership and readership for fanfiction. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021). < n.1690
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