The state, condition, or practice of being an eremite; a hermit's way of life or role within a religious community.
Formed from 'eremite' plus the suffix '-ship,' which denotes a condition, office, or state of being. This English formation follows the pattern of creating abstract nouns from agent nouns (like 'kingship' from 'king').
The suffix '-ship' is incredibly productive in English—we can attach it to nearly any person noun to create an abstract concept, which shows how flexibly our language lets us turn concrete ideas (a person doing something) into abstract ones (the idea of doing it).
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