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Definition of professorship - 2 dictionary results

pro⋅fes⋅sor⋅ship

[pruh-fes-er-ship]
–noun
the office or post of a professor.

Origin:
1635–45; professor + -ship
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pro·fes·sor   (prə-fěs'ər)   
n.  
    1. A college or university teacher who ranks above an associate professor.

    2. A teacher or instructor.

  1. One who professes.


[Middle English professour, from Old French professeur, from Latin professor, from professus, past participle of profitērī, to profess; see profess.]
pro'fes·so'ri·al (prō'fĭ-sôr'ē-əl, -sōr'-, prŏf'ĭ-) adj., pro'fes·so'ri·al·ly adv., pro·fes'sor·ship' n.
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