communeshipn.
/ˈkɒmjuːnʃɪp/, U.S. /ˈkɑˌmjunʃɪp/ Now rare.
The fact or state of being a commune.
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communeship1836
1836 E. Smedley Hist. France viii. 174 Philip,..having rewarded its brave defenders by the restoration of the full rights of Communeship, transferred his Court to Paris.
1889 Macmillan's Mag. Dec. 117/1 Morteau dates back..to days of feudal tenure from the Lords of Andelot; to newly-coined communeship in 1792.
1912 C. W. Previté-Orton Early Hist. House of Savoy v. 384 Although so weak and young in their communeship, they already felt the ineradicable communal jealousy of a predominant neighbour.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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