membership

noun

The state of being a member of a group or organization.

The body of members of an organization.

(mathematics) The fact of being a member of a set.

verb

(transitive, sociolinguistics) To classify (someone) as belonging to a certain group or community.

Roots

membrummember- · Latin · limb, member

Synonyms for membership

affiliationn associationn participationn fellowshipn societyn admissionn fraternityn

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Where does membership come from?

The word membership breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root member-, from Latin membrum (“limb, member”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.