doctorshipn.

1533 T. Paynell tr. U. von Hutten De Morbo Gallico f. 14^v Al men shulde thynke me to meane them, that haue no erudition nor experience: and that boste them selfe amongest the common people of the title & name of theyr doctorship, which they bought, that knew nother greke nor latyn.

1586 J. Ferne Blazon of Gentrie 33 Invested with the degree of Doctorship.

1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. i. 70 After he had receiv'd all the graces, and degrees (the Proctorship, and the Doctorship).

1807 W. Taylor in Ann. Rev. 5 178 They coveted doctorship.

1891 Nation (N.Y.) 17 Dec. 464/3 A thesis written for the doctorship in letters.

1920 Sunday Times 5 Sept. 71/ At Cambridge he was Second Wrangler, and four years after his ordination he took his doctorship of science.

2009 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 24 Oct. 974/1 He was instrumental in setting up the medical school at Leicester and received from it an honorary doctorship.

1567 T. Harding Reioindre to M. Iewels Replie against Masse xi. f. 170^v He stirreth you (thereto) with honour, he teacheth with his doctorship, he inuiteth you by his example.

a1603 T. Cartwright Confut. Rhemists New Test. (1618) 299 They were taught of the Holy Ghost, through the immediate Mastership or Doctorship of Christ.

1739 ‘R. Bull’ tr. F. Dedekind Grobianus 252 Your Worship and your Doctorship display.

1838 Fraser's Mag. 17 703 I must here break off, fascinating as is German doctorship, soothing as is German dullness.

1993 Zeitschrift für Kunstgeschichte 56 382/1 His [sc. Philip Benizzi's] virginity and doctorship are also symbolized by his lilies and his book.

c1608 R. Broughton Plaine Patterne of Perfect Protestant Professor xiv. 49 What your Doctorship endued with a spirit of opposition, and contention to Catholikes, Protestants, and your selfe also, (as hath beene proued) haue done or published in your writings.

1610 Bp. J. Hall Common Apol. against Brownists 25 Why then doth his Doctor-shippe parallell these two?

1709 Brit. Apollo 27 May–1 June A poor Fidler..Your Doctorship here does Petition.

1823 Examiner 7 Dec. 787/2 The adoption of the most summary legal measures against all those who may venture to offend his Reverend Doctorship!

1981 M. R. Malkin Doctor in Spite Himself i. 19 I ask your doctorship's pardon for the liberties which I have took.

1640 R. Brome Antipodes Epil. sig. L4^v Whether my cure be perfect yet or no, It lies not in my doctor-ship to know.

1856 Tait's Edinb. Mag. 23 515 Would the sick be less likely to recover..under gratuitous doctorship?

1890 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 24 May 1222/1 It is not so much the doctorship as the manhood of our medical officers which is at stake in this controversy.

1988 Sunday Times 24 July 18/3 He was not interested in talking to me or in my field of medicine... He did not appear to want my friendship or my doctorship.