committeeship|kɒmɪˈtiːʃɪp| [f.prec. + -ship.] The office or function of a committee (now in sense 2). 1670Milton Hist.Eng. iii. Wks. (1851) 98 Trusted with Committeeships and other gainfull Offices.1812Examiner 28 Dec. 831/1 A controversy respecting the committeeship of a lunatic.