ˈskälə(r)ˌship noun
1. : a sum of money or its equivalent offered (as by an educational institution, a public agency, or a private organization or foundation) to enable a student to pursue his studies at a school, college, or university — compare fellowship
2. : the character, qualities, or attainments of a scholar: as
a. : scholastic achievement : learning
Dante, whose scholarship was … considerable, appears to have known no more than a word or two of Greek — Gilbert Highet
devices employed by schools … for their supposed influence on scholarship are … marks on report cards — H.R.Douglass
b. : methods, attitudes, and traditions characterizing a scholar
if by scholarship we mean all of the activities and attitudes emcompassed in the sincere search for truth — Hugh & Mabel Smythe
3. : the body of learning and especially of research available in a particular field
acquaint themselves with the actual nature of religious scholarship — George Hedley
Synonyms: see knowledge