Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The relationship of companions; fellowship.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The state or fact of being a companion; fellowship; association; company; especially, good-fellowship.
  • noun In printing, an association of compositors engaged in setting up one work or more, under the management of a clicker.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun Fellowship; association; the act or fact of keeping company with any one.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun The state of having or being a companion.
  • noun An association, a fellowship.
  • noun The state of being a journeyman.
  • noun An organized group of people.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the state of being with someone

Etymologies

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From companion +‎ -ship

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Examples

  • Either way companionship is often a menu item and some of the ladies are not really hookers but are looking for a better situation in life and are making some money in the process.

    Monterrey Help Please 2009

  • Either way companionship is often a menu item and some of the ladies are not really hookers but are looking for a better situation in life and are making some money in the process.

    Monterrey Help Please 2009

  • The companionship is so great, and the experience so unique, that it makes the perfect cap to a spring season.

    New Beginnings 2009

  • Either way companionship is often a menu item and some of the ladies are not really hookers but are looking for a better situation in life and are making some money in the process.

    Monterrey Help Please 2009

  • Either way companionship is often a menu item and some of the ladies are not really hookers but are looking for a better situation in life and are making some money in the process.

    Monterrey Help Please 2009

  • Either way companionship is often a menu item and some of the ladies are not really hookers but are looking for a better situation in life and are making some money in the process.

    Monterrey Help Please 2009

  • Now I'm feeling worried about my 11/2-year, long-distance relationship and how it probably will not result in marriage/long-term companionship/whatever since we have pretty different priorities, and wondering what the point is, then.

    A loser in the dating game? Post 2011

  • Despite a small team of mechanical men, Harold's only source of human (- like) companionship is his true love, Prosepero's daughter Miranda, who may or may not even be alive as she only speaks to Harold through a series of speakers placed around the ship.

    REVIEW: The Dream of Perpetual Motion by Dexter Palmer 2010

  • Either way companionship is often a menu item and some of the ladies are not really hookers but are looking for a better situation in life and are making some money in the process.

    Monterrey Help Please 2009

  • Either way companionship is often a menu item and some of the ladies are not really hookers but are looking for a better situation in life and are making some money in the process.

    Monterrey Help Please 2009

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