demyship
Definitions
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- noun A type of scholarship, specifically for Magdalen College, Oxford.
Examples
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Mick attended Dulwich College, and in 1976 was awarded a "demyship" scholarship to Magdalen College, Oxford.
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For his college at Oxford, Reade selected one of the most beautiful and ancient -- Magdalen -- which he entered, securing what is known as a demyship.
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In this year, too, he won a classical scholarship -- a demyship of the annual value of £95, which was tenable for five years, which enabled him to go to Oxford without throwing an undue strain on his father's means.
Note
The word 'demyship' is formed from 'demy' (in the sense of 'half') and '-ship', in that the funds attached to the demyship was originally half that awarded for a fellowship.