partnerdom

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From partner +‎ -dom.

Noun[edit]

partnerdom (uncountable)

  1. The state or condition of being a partner; partnership.
    • 1994, The Solicitors' journal:
      The fact that he is next but three in line for senior partnerdom (palace coups permitting) never stops him looking startled.
    • 2003, Lynn Kurland, A garden in the rain:
      She'd blown all her savings on them, flush with the rosy glow of a new engagement and the promise of partnerdom within a couple of paychecks.
    • 2011, Northwestern University School of Law's Two Year Work Requirement and its Possible Effects on Women: Another Tile in the Glass Ceiling?:
      The female students say “they're choosing not to pursue partnerdom because they don't want to sacrifice family life."