Definition of "officership" [officership]

• The whole body of officers; also, the status of an officer. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Witt acknowledged the extramarital affair was not consistent with good "officership"."
• "Regular commissions were almost always purchased, making officership the preserve of titled, rich gentlemen."
• "I have naturally resented this geographical discrimination, reflected also in the officership of the Guild, always almost all Easterners."