Etymograph

English

jailership

From jailer + -ship.

Formed from jailer + -ship

Proto-Italic *kawos

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Late Latin caveola ‘little cage’

Old French jaiole ‘prison’

Old French jaiolier

Middle English gayoler ‘a prison warden’

English jailer

Today it means

noun The role or status of a jailer.

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

Etymograph / jailership