Shepherdship
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The dignity or office of a shepherd. uncountable
"Enki tries to calm Inanna, and he recites a litany of the spheres of influences she has been given: the staff of shepherdship, onslaughts and battles, the twisting of the thread."
Example
More examples"Enki tries to calm Inanna, and he recites a litany of the spheres of influences she has been given: the staff of shepherdship, onslaughts and battles, the twisting of the thread."
Etymology
From shepherd + -ship.
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