Etymograph

English

electorship

From elector + -ship.

A compound of elector + -ship

Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- ‘to gather’

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Latin legō ‘to choose, select’

Latin ēligō ‘to elect’

Late Latin ēlēctor ‘chooser, selector’

Middle English electour ‘one with a right to vote in electing some…’

English elector

Today it means

noun The position or term of an elector.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / electorship