"agentship" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: agentships [plural]
Etymology: From agent + -ship. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|agent|ship}} agent + -ship Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} agentship (countable and uncountable, plural agentships)
  1. (countable) The office or position of an agent. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-agentship-en-noun-ZaeyTmZm
  2. (uncountable, archaic) A means of effecting something; agency. Tags: archaic, uncountable
    Sense id: en-agentship-en-noun-BMrsRNAT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ship, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ship: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 92

Inflected forms

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