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