borrowshipとは 意味・読み方・使い方

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borrowship

1. (rare or archaic) Suretyship or the act of borrowing.

   Synonym: borrowage

   • 2013, Michael Cooke, Always Never, page 12:

     From some relative Cynthia managed to obtain on permanent borrowship a pair of binoculars, to lie in the stillness of night, binoculars pressed into the eyes, trying to count the stars, always talking in a whisper, the night sky a wondrous sight of beauty.

   • 2021, Jeannine Henvey, Two Truths and a Guy:

     I couldn't bring myself to tell her I only had partial borrowship—that would defeat the purpose.