"professorship" meaning in English

See professorship in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: En-us-professorship.oga Forms: professorships [plural]
Etymology: From professor + -ship. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|professor|ship}} professor + -ship Head templates: {{en-noun}} professorship (plural professorships)
  1. (education) The office of a professor. Categories (topical): Education, Offices Synonyms: professorate Related terms: chair Translations (the office of a professor): càtedra [feminine] (Catalan), professorat [neuter] (Danish), professuuri (Finnish), Professur [feminine] (German), tanszék (Hungarian), ollúnacht [feminine] (Irish), professorato [masculine] (Italian), ordinariato [masculine] (Italian), cattedra [feminine] (Italian), professorat [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), professorat [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), professorado [masculine] (Portuguese), magistério [masculine] (Portuguese), cátedra [feminine] (Spanish), profäsor (Volapük)

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