surveyorship
- a word derived from surveyor.
Example Sentences
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And, after all, to be rid of the surveyorship was a relief.
From Hawthorne and His Circle by Hawthorne, Julian
Who has ever heard of a Government which binds itself to give the surveyorship of a new country to one man only?
From A Century of Wrong by Reitz, F. W.
It was resolved to create another office, until then unknown in America, called a surveyorship.
From The History of the Post Office in British North America by Smith, William, Sir
My surveyorship is lost, and I have no expectation, nor any desire, of regaining it.
From Memories of Hawthorne by Lathrop, Rose Hawthorne
As for the surveyorship, the gift of that is with Plumptre.
From Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Ten Christmas stories by Hale, Edward E.