Definition of "connoisseurship" []

• The state of being a connoisseur (noun)

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• "Whether this proves Borrow's susceptibility to female charm I cannot say, but it seems to me rather to prove a sort of connoisseurship, which is not the same thing."
• "The second part of this section will introduce the idea of connoisseurship as a means of identifying works from the past as masterpieces."
• "Accompanying me through the exhibition, Mr. Lahikainen observes: "Beyond understanding connoisseurship, which is part of a curator's job, this project offered the opportunity to learn your guy so well that you learn his spirit and the thinking that guided his hand."