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judgeship

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: JH AH1 JH SH IH2 P Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The office or status of a judge.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: judicature, justiciary

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the position of judge

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: judicature

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English judge Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English judgeship From judge + -ship.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bengali: জজিয়তি (jojiẏoti) — the office or status of a judge
  • Galician: xudicatura — the office or status of a judge
  • Galician: xulgado — the office or status of a judge
  • Irish: breithiúnacht — the office or status of a judge
  • Italian: giudicato — the office or status of a judge
  • Italian: giudicatura — the office or status of a judge
  • Latin: iūdicātus — the office or status of a judge
  • Latin: iūstitiāria — the office or status of a judge
  • Swahili: ujaji — the office or status of a judge
  • Swahili: uhakimu — the office or status of a judge
  • Ottoman Turkish: قضا (kaza) — the office or status of a judge