The office, position, or professional status of being a barrister in the British legal system.
From 'barrister' plus '-ship' suffix indicating a state, rank, or position. The -ship suffix has Old English origins and appears in words like kinship and friendship to denote relationships or status.
The suffix '-ship' has been attaching to professions for over 1,000 years—it's why we say membership, leadership, and barristership, making profession names feel like memberships into exclusive groups!
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