'Scholarship' definitions:

Definition of 'scholarship'

From: WordNet
noun
Financial aid provided to a student on the basis of academic merit
noun
Profound scholarly knowledge [syn: eruditeness, erudition, learnedness, learning, scholarship, encyclopedism, encyclopaedism]

Definition of 'Scholarship'

From: GCIDE
  • Scholarship \Schol"ar*ship\, n.
  • 1. The character and qualities of a scholar; attainments in science or literature; erudition; learning. [1913 Webster]
  • A man of my master's . . . great scholarship. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Literary education. [R.] [1913 Webster]
  • Any other house of scholarship. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Maintenance for a scholar; a foundation for the support of a student. --T. Warton. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: Learning; erudition; knowledge. [1913 Webster]