Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The office or rank of major; majority.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The office of major.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The position or office of
major .
Etymologies
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Examples
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"Jack, that move might have given you the majorship," said Fred.
The Rover Boys at Big Horn Ranch The Cowboys' Double Round-Up Edward Stratemeyer 1896
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"I really think you ought to try for the majorship," said Gif to Jack.
The Rover Boys at Big Horn Ranch The Cowboys' Double Round-Up Edward Stratemeyer 1896
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President Lincoln, more liberal than the Secretary of War, himself promoted the wife of another Illinois officer, named Gates, to a majorship, for service in the hospital and bravery on the field.
History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II Matilda Joslyn Gage 1862
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I'm afraid you are very proud of your majorship. "
The Honorable Peter Stirling and What People Thought of Him Paul Leicester Ford 1883
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The colonelcies are rather inaccessible, just at present, and so are the lieutenant - colonelcies, but a majorship, now "....
A Foregone Conclusion William Dean Howells 1878
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