The position, office, or state of holding a commission; the period during which someone holds a commission.
From commission + -ship suffix. Variant of commissionership with slightly different emphasis.
The difference between 'commissionership' and 'commissionship' shows how English sometimes creates synonyms through different suffix combinations—both describe the same position with subtle stylistic differences.
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