companionship

[ kuhm-pan-yuhn-ship ]
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noun
  1. association as companion; fellowship.

  2. Printing. a group of compositors working under a foreman.

Origin of companionship

1
First recorded in 1540–50; companion1 + -ship

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British Dictionary definitions for companionship

companionship

/ (kəmˈpænjənˌʃɪp) /


noun
  1. the relationship of friends or companions; fellowship

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