neighborship

noun

neigh·​bor·​ship

variants or British neighbourship

-(r)ˌship

1

archaic : proximity

2

archaic : the relationship and activity of a neighbor

its true interest is a good neighborship

—Jedediah Morse

Word History

Etymology

Middle English nychtbourschip, from nychtbour, neighbor neighbor + -schip, -ship -ship

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