Dictionary entry

Scholarship

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Schol″ar‐ship, n. 1. The character and qualities of a scholar; attainments in science or literature; erudition; learning.

A man of my master's... great scholarship. Pope.

2. Literary education.

Any other house of scholarship. Milton.

3. Maintenance for a scholar; a foundation for the support of a student. T. Warton.

Syn. — Learning; erudition; knowledge.