Home › Words › P › portershipportershipportership means the office or duty of a porter.EtymologyFrom Middle English portership, portershippe, equivalent to porter + -ship.nounThe office or duty of a porterDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.portered 69% match — Served by a staff of porters. vs portership →porterly 69% match — Characteristic of a porter. vs portership →portuary 61% match — A portable breviary; a porteous. vs portership →portreeveship 60% match — The state or business of a portreeve. vs portership →pageship 58% match — The state or business of a page (servant). vs portership →portation 58% match — The act of carrying or transporting something; transportation. vs portership →pursership 57% match — The rank or office of purser. vs portership →carriership 57% match — The role or occupation of a carrier. vs portership →