Absenteeship

/ˌæbsənˈtiːʃɪp/ noun

The state, condition, or practice of being an absentee, especially a landowner who lives away from their property.

From absentee (one who is absent) + -ship (a suffix denoting state or condition). Absentee comes from French absent, from Latin absentem (being away). The -ship suffix comes from Old English -scipe, meaning state or office.

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