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-ship
suffix /-ʃɪp/Definition
› having the rank, position, skill, or relationship of the stated type: lordship partnership craftsmanship friendshipPosition and status in groups and organizationsSkill, talent and ability
(Definition of -ship suffix from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- associate adjective
- be on the lowest/bottom rung of the ladder idiom
- elite adjective
- elite noun
- equal noun
- lapsed adjective
- marzipan layer noun
- opposite number noun
- outrank verb
- position noun (RANK)
- pretender noun
- role noun (DUTY)
- second class adjective (NOT IMPORTANT)
- senior adjective (HIGH RANK)
- senior noun (HIGH RANK)
- spokeswoman noun
- standing noun (REPUTATION)
- subordinate noun
- superiority noun (HIGHER)
- the low man on the totem pole idiom
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