"butlership" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: butlerships [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English buttlershipe, equivalent to butler + -ship. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|buttlershipe}} Middle English buttlershipe, {{suf|en|butler|ship}} butler + -ship Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} butlership (countable and uncountable, plural butlerships)
  1. The rank, office, or position of a butler. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-butlership-en-noun-yDDQIIQz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ship

Inflected forms

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