"postmastership" meaning in English

See postmastership in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: postmasterships [plural]
Etymology: postmaster + -ship Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|postmaster|ship}} postmaster + -ship Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} postmastership (countable and uncountable, plural postmasterships)
  1. The office or position of postmaster. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-postmastership-en-noun-Fp2pUFaE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ship

Inflected forms

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