the position, functions, or term of office of a justice
justiceship in American English
(ˈdʒʌstɪsˌʃɪp)
noun
the office of a justice
Word origin
[1535–45; justice + -ship]This word is first recorded in the period 1535–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: agglutination, alcohol, credit, suture, twang-ship is a native English suffix of nouns denoting condition, character, office, skill,etc. Other words that use the affix -ship include: clerkship, friendship, statesmanship