1 [noncount] : a friendly relationship among people
▪ People came to the community dinner to share good food and good fellowship. [=company, companionship] 2 [noncount] : the relationship of people who share interests or feelings
▪ traditions that bind us together in fellowship 3 [count] : a group of people who have similar interests
▪ a youth fellowship ▪ a fellowship of writers 4 [count] a : an amount of money to pay for food, housing, etc., that is given to a graduate student who teaches or does research at a university
▪ She applied for a research fellowship in physics. ▪ He came to the university on a teaching fellowship.
b : the position of a fellow at a university or college
▪ He holds a fellowship at the university.