meanshipmeanship means instrumentality. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 86 out of 100.EtymologyFrom means + -ship. Plural forms assuming a singular form when used as the adjunct of a composed term is common; cf. ten-foot pole (not *ten-feet pole), pantleg (not *pantsleg), and stairwell (not *stairswell).nounInstrumentality.“This is one of the main values to be achieved throughout budget administration. Its use as a criterion of procedure enhances the meanship or instrumentality of the budget.”