archonship|ˈɑːkənʃɪp| [f.prec. + -ship.] The office, or tenure of office, of an archon. 1699Bentley Phal. 271 The year of Solon's Archonship.1866Felton Anc. & Mod. Greece II. v. 80 The archonship and the higher offices of state were open only to the first class.