majorshipn.

Brit.

/ˈmeɪdʒəʃɪp/, U.S.

/ˈmeɪdʒərˌʃɪp/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: major n.², -ship suffix.

Etymology: < major n.² + -ship suffix.

1. The office or rank of major; = majorate n., majority n.²

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > officer by rank > [noun] > major > position of

majorship1717

majority1760

majorate1822

1717 in N. Bouton Provinc. Papers New-Hampsh. (1868) II. 710 Majr Peter Wear..asked pardon for his so doing: whereupon the Govr pronounced him restored to his Major-ship.

1779 F. Burney Let. 6 Dec. (1994) III. 448 The Colonel..has given up his majorship in the militia & is raising a Company for himself.

1865 Cornhill Mag. Aug. 172 This provost of Dublin is said, in a political crisis, to have squeezed from Lord Townshend a majorship of dragoons.

1875 W. D. Howells Foregone Concl. xviii. 294 The colonelcies are..inaccessible,..and so are the lieutenant-colonelcies; but a majorship, now—.

2002 pages.cthome.net 2 Jan. (O.E.D. Archive) In early July of 1862, Gov. Buckingham repeatedly asked Capt. Burpee to accept a majorship in the 21st CVI but Thomas refused.

†2. humorous. With possessive adjective: a title of mock respect given to a major. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1795 A. Hughes Jemima I. 108 What I know must not be known to man..until his Majorship..has had some sport with his son.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	majorship
释义	majorshipn. Brit. /ˈmeɪdʒəʃɪp/, U.S. /ˈmeɪdʒərˌʃɪp/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: major n.², -ship suffix. Etymology: < major n.² + -ship suffix. 1. The office or rank of major; = majorate n., majority n.² ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > officer by rank > [noun] > major > position of majorship1717 majority1760 majorate1822 1717 in N. Bouton Provinc. Papers New-Hampsh. (1868) II. 710 Majr Peter Wear..asked pardon for his so doing: whereupon the Govr pronounced him restored to his Major-ship. 1779 F. Burney Let. 6 Dec. (1994) III. 448 The Colonel..has given up his majorship in the militia & is raising a Company for himself. 1865 Cornhill Mag. Aug. 172 This provost of Dublin is said, in a political crisis, to have squeezed from Lord Townshend a majorship of dragoons. 1875 W. D. Howells Foregone Concl. xviii. 294 The colonelcies are..inaccessible,..and so are the lieutenant-colonelcies; but a majorship, now—. 2002 pages.cthome.net 2 Jan. (O.E.D. Archive) In early July of 1862, Gov. Buckingham repeatedly asked Capt. Burpee to accept a majorship in the 21st CVI but Thomas refused. †2. humorous. With possessive adjective: a title of mock respect given to a major. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1795 A. Hughes Jemima I. 108 What I know must not be known to man..until his Majorship..has had some sport with his son. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1717
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