breedership

English

Etymology

breeder +‎ -ship

Noun

breedership (uncountable)

1. (rare) The role or status of being a breeder.
   • 1943, Perry Van Ewing, The Golden Hoof: A Practical Sheep Book, page 228:

     […] it will be far from a real breeding flock, and its productions will never bear the stamp of uniformity, which is one of the distinguishing marks of breedership.

   • 2009, Frida Simonstein, Reprogen-Ethics and the Future of Gender, page 144:

     […] no one who engages in heterosexual practices can epistemically rule out the chance of becoming a parent. If this is accepted without protest, then universal breedership justifies the extension of parental obligations to all.