Endship

/ˈɛndˌʃɪp/ noun

Definition

The condition, state, or quality of being at an end; in obsolete or rare usage, the culmination or termination of something.

Etymology

From 'end' combined with '-ship' (Old English suffix '-scipe' meaning state or condition, as in 'friendship'), a formation that was more productive in Middle English but is now largely archaic.

Kelly Says

Like 'friendship' and 'leadership,' 'endship' shows how '-ship' once freely created nouns for states of being, but this particular word faded because we prefer simpler words like 'ending' or 'termination'.

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