scholarliness

"Persistency, thy name is a jewel," said Dr. Surtaine with an air of scholarliness.

Four things there were which he kept in view in his teaching—scholarliness, conduct of life, honesty, faithfulness.

Like many of the physicians of his time he had degrees in both medicine and philosophy and was celebrated for his scholarliness.

His scholarliness—like that of most scholars—was not without its drawbacks.