Doctorishness

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The state or quality of being like a doctor. uncountable

    "They clung passionately to his doctorishness, believing it to be safe. It wasn't safe at all."

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"They clung passionately to his doctorishness, believing it to be safe. It wasn't safe at all."

Etymology

From doctorish + -ness.

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