pastorship

[ pas-ter-ship, pah-ster- ]

noun
  1. the position, authority, or office of a pastor.

Origin of pastorship

1
First recorded in 1555–65; pastor + -ship

Other words from pastorship

  • sub·pas·tor·ship, noun

Words Nearby pastorship

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How to use pastorship in a sentence

  • I picked you a forget-me-not from the old Rector's grave, for he has gone home, after fifty-nine years' pastorship of Amesbury.

  • In October, 1800, he resigned his pastorship at Blandford and received a regular dismissal.

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