assigneeship
|as-si-nee-ship|
/ˌæsɪˈniːʃɪp/
state or rights of an assignee
Etymology
'assigneeship' originates from English, specifically formed from the noun 'assignee' plus the suffix '-ship', where '-ship' originally meant 'state, condition, office'.
'assignee' comes via Anglo-French/Old French (e.g. 'assigne', 'assigné') from Latin 'assignare' (from 'ad-' + 'signare' meaning 'to mark, appoint'), while the suffix '-ship' derives from Old English 'scipe' meaning 'state or condition'; these elements combined in modern English to form 'assigneeship'.
Initially related to the act of assigning or the appointee ('assignee' — a person appointed or assigned to receive rights), the compounded form came to denote specifically the office/status or the body of rights held by that appointee; its usage is specialized in legal contexts.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
the status, position, or office of an assignee (a person to whom rights, property, or interests have been legally transferred).
The assigneeship of the estate passed to the creditor after the bankruptcy proceedings.
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Noun 2
the rights, interests, or property held by an assignee as a result of an assignment (often used in legal and commercial contexts).
The assigneeship included all contractual claims originally held by the bankrupt company.
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