burghership

Etymology

From burgher + -ship.

burghership means The state of being a burgher; citizenship. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

noun

The state of being a burgher; citizenship.“"It conferred on all Hottentots and other free persons of colour lawfully residing in the Colony, the right to become burghers, and to exercise and enjoy all the privileges of burghership.”
The rights and privileges of a burgher; burgess-ship.