lectureship

American  

[lek-cher-ship] / ˈlɛk tʃərˌʃɪp /

noun

1. the office of lecturer.

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lectureship British  

/ ˈlɛktʃəˌʃɪp /

noun

1. the office or position of lecturer

2. an endowment financing a series of lectures

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Etymology

Origin of lectureship

First recorded in 1625–35; lecture + -ship

Example Sentences

“We have a Veterans Lectureship where a couple of veterans go around and give talks to schools and Boy Scout troops, and sometimes they even come out here to the hangar,” Long said.

From Washington Times • Jun. 12, 2015

The members of the Board of Lectureship are elected annually— "Subject to the approval of Rev. Mary Baker G. Eddy."

From Christian Science by Twain, Mark

Harvard University, addresses of author at, 47, 101–103, 105, 243, 265; striving after exact knowledge, 101; honorary degree for Hayes, 251; offers professorship to Godkin, 274, 275; Godkin Lectureship, 296.

From Historical Essays by Rhodes, James Ford

So my Lectureship seems to be near its end.

From The Life and Letters of Lewis Carroll (Rev. C. L. Dodgson) by Collingwood, Stuart Dodgson

The appointment of the Lecturer shall be by the concurrent action of the Founder of the Lectureship, during his life, the Board of Directors, and the faculty of said Seminary.

From The Relations of Science and Religion The Morse Lecture, 1880 by Calderwood, Henry