ridershipn.
/ˈrʌɪdəʃɪp/, U.S. /ˈraɪdərˌʃɪp/ 1. The position or office of a rider. Formerly: spec. †rangership (obsolete). Also in extended use. rare.
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society > authority > office > holder of office > public officials > [noun] > forest or park officials > position of
ridership1449
rangership1464
visitation of maners1533
forestershipa1634
the world > food and drink > farming > forestry or arboriculture > [noun] > forester > officer in charge of forest > office of
woodwardship1418
keepership1530
fostership1628
walkership1647
ridership1821
1449–50 Rolls of Parl.: Henry VI (Electronic ed.) Parl. Nov. 1449 §53. m. 13 The office of ridership within the forest of Delamare.
1467–8 Rolls of Parl.: Edward IV (Electronic ed.) Parl. June 1467 §8. m. 20 The graunte..of þe ridership of oure forest of Morff'.
1485–6 Act of Resumption in Rolls of Parl.: Henry VII (Electronic ed.) Parl. Nov. 1485 m. 28 The office of rydershipe or maister forster of the forest or chase of Dertmore.
1821 W. Taylor in Monthly Rev. 94 493 He ventured to propose the abolition of all riderships.
1845 Med. Times 11 329/3 If you voluntarily put your head into that Apothecaries' noose..you will infallibly fall under the ridership it is your best desire to escape.
1884 P. H. Fitzgerald Life & Times of William IV. I. xxvii. 347 There were many alive who enjoyed..the corrupt system of ‘ridership’ on a place.
1960 Times 27 Oct. 13/4 The only bird you are ever likely to see..demonstrating supreme and serene ridership of the ocean waves is that noble, majestic, nautical and essentially British bird—the Albatross.
2. Originally North American. The number of passengers using a particular form of transport.
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society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > public passenger transport > [noun] > number of passengers using specific transport
ridership1951
loading1957
1951 Chicago Tribune 31 Dec. iii. 5/2 Increase in private automobile usage has decreased ridership.
1972 W. G. Davis Urban Transportation Policy for Ontario 5 This emphasis on the needs of the passenger and the improvement of service has enlarged ridership considerably.
1981 Daily Tel. 7 Mar. 18 Costs are more or less fixed whatever the level of ridership and the only way of improving revenue is to attract more off-peak passengers.
1990 Mod. Railways Aug. 426/2 In the past year first class ridership on the business-oriented Montreal-Toronto-Ottawa services increased by 13%.
2001 U.S. News & World Rep. 19 Mar. 27/2 Amtrak reports that ridership on the Acela Express exceeds initial projections, but critics say the service is not fast enough to be competitive with airlines.
2006 Sydney Morning Herald 4 Mar. 23/5 People using public transit are doing us all a favour. The system runs a deficit, but we're not going to price it to discourage ridership.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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