postmastership1
/ˈpəʊs(t)ˌmɑːstəʃɪp/ /ˈpəʊs(t)ˌmastəʃɪp/noun
The office of postmaster.
Origin
Early 17th century; earliest use found in Thomas Cartwright (d. 1603), theologian and religious controversialist. From postmaster + -ship.
postmastership2
/ˈpəʊs(t)ˌmɑːstəʃɪp/ /ˈpəʊs(t)ˌmastəʃɪp/noun
The position, status or emolument of a postmaster at Merton College, Oxford.
- The equivalent in Merton of the term scholarship in general college use..
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in Robert Southey (1774–1843), poet and reviewer. From postmaster + -ship.