a native English suffix of nouns denoting condition, character, office, skill, etc.: clerkship; friendship; statesmanship.
[ ME, OE -scipe; akin to SHAPE; c. dial. Fris, dial. D schip ]
a native English suffix of nouns denoting condition, character, office, skill, etc.: clerkship; friendship; statesmanship.
[ ME, OE -scipe; akin to SHAPE; c. dial. Fris, dial. D schip ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012