Definition
The position, office, or status of being a baker; the craft or profession of baking.
Etymology
From 'baker' (Old English 'bacere') with the suffix '-ship' (from Old English '-sciepe'), used to denote positions, conditions, or states like friendship or championship.
Kelly Says
Medieval towns granted 'bakerships' as valuable privileges to skilled bakers, controlling who could bake bread and how much they could charge—it was serious business back then!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንጀራ ቤት
en-zher-ah be-et
CACatalà
forneria
for-ne-ree-ah
CSČeština
pekařství
peh-kar-st-vee
DADansk
bageri
bah-ger-ee
DEDeutsch
Bäckerei
bayk-er-eye
ELΕλληνικά
μπαχαλιεία
ba-cha-lee-a
ESEspañol
panadería
pa-na-dee-ree-ah
FAفارسی
نانوازی
naan-va-zee
FISuomi
leipomo
lay-poh-moh
FRFrançais
boulangérie
boo-lan-zher-ee
HUMagyar
süteménybolt
soo-teh-men-y-bolt
IDBahasa Indonesia
roti
roh-tee
IGIG
ọfịsụ ịrị
oh-fi-su i-ri
ITItaliano
panetteria
pa-net-te-ree-ah
MSBahasa Melayu
roti
roh-tee
NLNederlands
bakkerij
bak-ker-ee
NONorsk
bakeri
bah-ker-ee
PLPolski
piekarnia
p yeh-kar-nya
PTPortuguês
pastelaria
pah-ste-la-ree-ah
RORomână
cozerie
koh-ze-ree
RUРусский
пекарня
pek-ar-nya
SVSvenska
bageri
bah-ger-ee
SWKiswahili
duka la mkate
doo-kah lah m-ka-te
TAதமிழ்
பேக்கரிகள்
paak-ke-ri-kal
TEతెలుగు
బేకరీలు
ba-e-ka-ree-lu
THไทย
ร้านขายขนมปัง
ran-kha-y-khon-m-pang
TLTL
panaderia
pa-na-de-ree-ah
TRTürkçe
ekmekçilik
ek-mek-chi-lik
UKУкраїнська
пекарня
pek-ar-nya
VITiếng Việt
cửa hàng bánh
cu-a hang bahn
YOYO
ọmọ ẹ̀bọ́
oh-moh eh-boh
ZUZU
isikhathi sokuhlala
ee-si-ka-th-ee so-koo-hl-a-la
Ethical Language Guidance
Gender History
The suffix '-ship' denotes status, rank, or office traditionally held by men. 'Bakership' historically referred to formal positions in guilds and municipal structures controlled by male bakers.
Inclusive Usage
Use 'baking business', 'baking operations', or 'baking role' to avoid gendered office-naming. Reserve 'bakership' for historical guild contexts only.
Inclusive Alternatives
["baking business","baking operations","baking practice"]
Empowerment Note
Women held informal and formal authority in bakeries across centuries; the gendered language of 'bakership' obscured their leadership roles and market control.