Definition

Noun: - The position or status of being a member of an honorary academy: This refers to the official role, title, or membership held by an individual in a prestigious learned society or academy, typically one that recognizes high achievement in arts, sciences, or letters.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • His election to the Royal Society conferred upon him a lifelong academicianship. (His election gave him the lifelong position of member in that honorary academy.)
  • She was honored to accept the academicianship at the Academy of Arts. (She was honored to accept the membership position at that academy.)
  • Holding an academicianship often involves participating in the academy's scholarly activities. (Holding that membership position often involves participation.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in formal or official contexts to denote the institutional role itself, rather than the person (an "academician") who holds it.
  • The academicianship comes with both prestige and certain responsibilities to the institution.

Variants and Related Words

• Academician (n): A member of an honorary academy; the person who holds an academicianship.
  • Several distinguished academicians attended the ceremony.
• Academy (n): The society or institution that grants the academicianship.

Synonyms

• Membership (in an academy)
• Fellowship (when referring to similar honorary society positions)

Notes on Meaning

• This word specifically denotes the or of being an academician. It is not used to describe the field of academia or general scholarly work. The concept is inherently linked to honorary, elected membership in a distinguished body.

Noun

1. the position of member of an honorary academy