chairmanship

名词 n.
/ˈtʃɛː.mənˌʃɪp/    /ˈtʃɛɹ.mənˌʃɪp/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The office, or the term, of a chairman. countable,uncountable
    — Afterwards, Sir Eardly Wilmot had been appointed, from whom, on account of his long chairmanship of quarter-sessions, much had reasonably been expected.

词形变化

chairmanships plural

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm
Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥-th₂der.?
Proto-Hellenic *kətá
Ancient Greek κατά (katá)
Proto-Indo-European *sed-der.
Proto-Indo-European *sedreh₂
Proto-Hellenic *hédrā
Ancient Greek ἕδρα (hédra)
Ancient Greek κᾰθέδρᾱ (kăthédrā)bor.
Latin cathedrader.
Old French chaierebor.
Middle English chayere
English chair
Proto-Indo-European *mon-
Proto-Germanic *mann-
Proto-West Germanic *mann
Old English mann
Middle English man
Middle English -man
English -man
English chairman
Proto-Germanic *skapjaną
Proto-Germanic *-skapiz
Proto-West Germanic *-skapi
Old English -sċiepe
Middle English -schipe
English -ship
English chairmanship
From chairman + -ship.
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