The office, position, or status of being an attorney; the professional rank or authority of a lawyer.
Formed from 'attorney' plus the suffix '-ship' (from Old English 'scipe'), which creates nouns describing positions, offices, or conditions, as in 'friendship,' 'leadership,' or 'kinship'.
The '-ship' suffix is one of English's most elegant ways to denote professional status or relationships—'attorneyship' sounds formal and official, exactly reflecting how lawyers thought of their elevated professional standing in historical society.
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