Retainership
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The practice of charging a retainer fee, or a client relationship based on such a fee.
"In the fourteenth century, the old English tie of retainership, similar to, but more liberal than that which had connected the thane and churl in earlier days, had replaced whatever of feudal relation the Norman Conquest had introduced […]"
Example
More examples"In the fourteenth century, the old English tie of retainership, similar to, but more liberal than that which had connected the thane and churl in earlier days, had replaced whatever of feudal relation the Norman Conquest had introduced […]"
Etymology
From retainer + -ship.
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