borrowship

borrowship

English

Etymology

A calque of Middle English borweschipe, equivalent to borrow +‎ -ship. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Buurchskup (“suretiship”), Dutch borgschap (“suretiship”), German Low German Börgskupp, Börgschop (“suretiship”), German Bürgschaft (“suretiship”)

Noun

borrowship

  1. (rare or archaic) Suretyship or the act of borrowing.
    Synonym: borrowage
    • 2013, Michael Cooke, Always Never, page 12:
      From some relative Cynthia managed to obtain on permanent borrowship a pair of binoculars, to lie in the stillness of night, binoculars pressed into the eyes, trying to count the stars, always talking in a whisper, the night sky a wondrous sight of beauty.
    • 2021, Jeannine Henvey, Two Truths and a Guy:
      I couldn't bring myself to tell her I only had partial borrowship—that would defeat the purpose.
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