1. Plural of donship; the office, rank, or dignity of a don (a senior member of a college at Oxford or Cambridge, or a Spanish nobleman or title of respect).
Usage: chiefly British; academic or historical context

Examples

• Several donships at Oxford became vacant after the retirements.
• The university awarded multiple donships to distinguished scholars.
• He aspired to one of the prestigious donships at Cambridge.
• The college distributed its donships among the most qualified candidates.
• Historical records document the donships held by notable academics in the 19th century.