neighborship

Meaning

Noun

• The state or condition of being neighbors; a community, connection, or relationship between or among people and/or things which is based simply on living close geographically.
• A community, connection, or relationship between or among people and/or things which is based simply on being of a similar class.

Origin

• From neighbor + -ship. Cognate with Dutch nabuurschap ("neighborship"), Low German Naberschaft ("neighborhood; neighborship"), German Nachbarschaft ("neighborship"), Swedish naboskap ("neighborship").