fellowship

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)A company of people that share the same interest or aim.

   “The Fellowship of the Ring”

2. (countable, dated, uncountable)Company, companions; a group of people or things following another.

   “[…]But then the mind much ſufferance doth or'e ſcip, When griefe hath mates,and bearing fellowſhip : How light and portable my paine ſeemes now, When that which makes me bend, makes the King bow, He childed as I fathered,Tom away, Marke the high noyſes and thy ſelfe bewray,[…]”

3. (countable, uncountable)A feeling of friendship, relatedness or connection between people.

   “The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.”

   “A King thou art by name, and a King of good fellovvſhippe by nature, vvhereby I ominate this Encomion of the king of fiſhes vvas predeſtinate to thee from thy ſvvadling clothes.”

4. (countable, uncountable)A merit-based scholarship.

   “There is a significant investment in scholarships and fellowships and traineeships, so that we are also making sure that we’re investing in domestic work force.”

   “It will go toward 20 full-tuition fellowships for students of color, as well as to endow the initiative in perpetuity, provide relief for the existing scholarship fund and bring in artists of color as visiting faculty over the next five years.”

5. (countable, uncountable)A temporary position at an academic institution with limited teaching duties and ample time for research.
6. (countable, uncountable)A period of supervised, sub-specialty medical training in the United States and Canada that a physician may undertake after completing a specialty training program or residency.
7. (archaic, countable, uncountable)The proportional division of profit and loss among partners.

verb

1. (transitive)To admit to fellowship, enter into fellowship with; to make feel welcome by showing friendship or building a cordial relationship. Now only in religious use.

   “The Bishop's family fellowshipped the new converts.”

   “The Society of Religious Snobs refused to fellowship the poor family.”

   “Then pes seynge hir sistris alle in acorde...she turnid ayene; For whenne contencions & styf wer' cessid, then pes was felashipid among hem. Then Peace saw her sisters all in accord...she turned again; for when contentions and strife were ceased, then Peace was fellowshipped among them.”

2. (US, especially, intransitive)To join in fellowship; to associate with.

   “The megachurch he attends is too big for making personal connections, so he also fellowships weekly in one of the church's small groups.”

   “After she got married, she stopped fellowshipping with the singles in our church.”

   “Oure lorde Jesu came in manere of a pilgrym and felauschipped [Aldh felischippede] with hem. Our lord Jesus came in the manner of a pilgrim and fellowshipped with them.”