professorship

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English

Etymology

From professor +‎ -ship.

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Noun

professorship (plural professorships)

  1. (education) The office of a professor.
    • 1883, Oscar Wilde, “Lecture to Art Students”, in Essays and Lectures:
      And as regards histories of art, they are quite valueless to you unless you are seeking the ostentatious oblivion of an art professorship.
    • 2022, Claire Chwalek, No Rest for a Heartbreaker, →ISBN:
      She earned a professorship at Los Angeles City College, and taught theatre there for two years.

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