lectureship
Americannoun
noun
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the office or position of lecturer
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an endowment financing a series of lectures
Etymology
Origin of lectureship
Example Sentences
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Before getting a permanent lectureship, Dr Lowthian was on a variety of short-term contracts ranging from seven months to two years.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2023
Harvard confirmed that DeAngelis had an unpaid lectureship in the fall of 2018.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 6, 2022
He promised UPenn would sunset a lectureship and retitle a professorship, both named for Kligman, who was white.
From Science Magazine ● Sep. 1, 2021
Only at the dawn of the 20th century did it liberate itself from such odious terms, but the name remains and the lectureship enjoys a lofty place on the Divinity School’s calendar.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 18, 2016
In 1851 an English and in 1852 an Anglo-Saxon lectureship were established.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright" by Various
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