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judge·ship

 (jŭj′shĭp′)
n.
The office or jurisdiction of a judge.
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judgeship

(ˈdʒʌdʒˌʃɪp)
n
(Law) the position, office, or function of a judge
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Noun1.judgeship - the position of judge
berth, billet, post, situation, position, office, place, spot - a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury"
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In those days we thought an Indian Judgeship about equal to a county-court judgeship at home.
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Then he resigned his judgeship and left Humboldt county.
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"It is not something to eat," replied Sancho, "but something to govern and rule, and better than four cities or four judgeships at court."
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THE position of judgeship in its originality is synonymous with integrity.
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