The position, office, or business of being a broker; the status or role of a broker in financial or commercial transactions.
From 'broker' + '-ship' suffix forming nouns denoting positions, offices, or roles. Common in English occupational terminology.
Medieval London had powerful brokerships that controlled huge portions of trade—the role of broker was essentially a medieval import/export business license worth a fortune.
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