partnerdom

partnerdom

English

Etymology

From partner +‎ -dom.

Noun

partnerdom (uncountable)

1. The state or condition of being a partner; partnership.
   • 1994, The Solicitors' journal:

     The fact that he is next but three in line for senior partnerdom (palace coups permitting) never stops him looking startled.

   • 2003, Lynn Kurland, A garden in the rain:

     She'd blown all her savings on them, flush with the rosy glow of a new engagement and the promise of partnerdom within a couple of paychecks.

   • 2011, Northwestern University School of Law's Two Year Work Requirement and its Possible Effects on Women: Another Tile in the Glass Ceiling?:

     The female students say “they're choosing not to pursue partnerdom because they don't want to sacrifice family life."