Library / English Dictionary

PROFESSORSHIP

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The position of professor

Example:

he was awarded an endowed chair in economics

Synonyms:

chair; professorship

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("professorship" is a kind of...):

berth; billet; office; place; position; post; situation; spot (a job in an organization)

Derivation:

professor (someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university)

Credits