I. ˈfe-lə-ˌship, -lō- noun
Date: before 12th century
1. : companionship , company
2.
a. : community of interest, activity, feeling, or experience
b. : the state of being a fellow or associate
3. : a company of equals or friends : association
4. : the quality or state of being comradely
5. obsolete : membership , partnership
6.
a. : the position of a fellow (as of a university)
b. : the stipend of a fellow
c. : a foundation for the providing of such a stipend
II. verb
( -shipped also fel·low·shiped -ˌshipt ; -ship·ping also fel·low·ship·ing -ˌshi-piŋ)
Date: 14th century
intransitive verb
: to join in fellowship especially with a church member
transitive verb
: to admit to fellowship (as in a church)