different between membership vs dismemberment

English

Etymology

From member +? -ship.

Pronunciation

Noun

membership (countable and uncountable, plural memberships)

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

   The terms of membership agreement were vague.

   He has memberships in clubs in three cities.

2. The body of members of an organization.

   The memberships of the state chapters elect delegates to the national convention.

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

Derived terms

• membership card
• membership function

Translations

English

Etymology

From dismember +? -ment.

Noun

dismemberment (countable and uncountable, plural dismemberments)

1. (countable) The act of dismembering.
   • 1986, Lewis Binford et al., "Zhoukoudian: A Closer Look," Current Anthropology, vol. 27, no. 5., p. 460,

     The metapodials appear to have been marked during dismemberment from the lower limbs.

2. (uncountable) The state or condition of being dismembered.
3. (countable) Removal from membership; detachment from an organization, group, etc.
   • 1867, "Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. Ex Parte Magruder," The American Law Register (1852-1891), vol. 15, no. 5, New Series Volume 6, (Mar.), p. 295,

     The decision of the Supreme Court involved a dismemberment from the bar.

   • 1946, William Platt, "Studies in War-Time Organisation: (6) East African Command," African Affairs, vol. 45, no. 178, p. 27,

     As the Italian East African Empire was on the verge of extinction in the autumn of 1941, East African Command was created by dismemberment from Middle East.

References

• dismemberment in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• “dismemberment” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.