ridership

== English == === Etymology === From rider +‎ -ship. Compare Middle English ridership, rydershipe; apparently re-formed. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɹaɪ.dəɹ.ʃɪp/ === Noun === ridership (countable and uncountable, plural riderships) (collective, originally Canada, US) The people who ride a form of transportation. [from 1951] Hypernym: patronage Coordinate term: drivership (rare) The position or office of a rider. [from 1821] ==== Translations ==== === References === == Middle English == === Alternative forms === rydershipe === Etymology === From ryder +‎ -schipe. Compare modern English ridership. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈriːdərʃip(ə)/ === Noun === ridership (Late Middle English, rare) The position of a ranger who travels on horse. ==== References ==== “rīdership, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 8 August 2018.