Home › Words › C › commandershipcommandershipcommandership means the role of a commander.EtymologyFrom commander + -ship.nounThe role of a commander.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.commander 74% match — One who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization. vs commandership →commanderly 73% match — Characteristic of or befitting a commander vs commandership →commanderlike 68% match — Like or resembling a commander vs commandership →commanding 67% match — Tending to give commands, authoritarian. vs commandership →commandantship 66% match — The status or rank of a commandant. vs commandership →comandancia 66% match — A commandery. vs commandership →commanderess 65% match — A female commander. vs commandership →commandedness 65% match — The state or quality of being commanded. vs commandership →