providership

English

Etymology

From provider +‎ -ship.

Noun

providership (countable and uncountable, plural providerships)

  1. The status of being a provider.
    • 2012 May 5, Henry Alford, “Future TED Talks”, in The New York Times[1], archived from the original on 9 May 2012:
      Newt Gingrich gives powerful testimony to the appeal of “the last word in content providership” — speakers’ bureaus.