The original meaning of “Leadership”

This morning, I walked around my house and I was thinking about the original meaning of “Leadership.”  I often hear this word all over the place, for example, in the field of business, politics, education…  However, what is the true or original meaning of “Leadership?”  I came up with the question. 

So, I divided the word into two words.  Leadership= leader + ship.  Leadership represents the person itself who provides leadership and the container which embraces concerned parties and leads them to the goal.  Leadership is like a “ship” which drives the crews and navigates the crews’ future.