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accompliceship

accompliceship noun: the state of being an accomplice.

Noun

accompliceship (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The state of being an accomplice.
    • How say'st thou that he lied? Sirs, it is true
      I with this craven beggarly companion —
      Of whose accompliceship to do the deed,
      And not the deed itself, I speak with shame —
      I with this caitiff truly did conspire,
      For good and ample reasons, to remove
      Sir Walter D'Arlon from this troublesome world.1863, Sir Henry Taylor, Philip van Artevelde

Origin of accompliceship

From accomplice + -ship.

Questions about accompliceship

What does accompliceship mean?
Accompliceship means the state of being an accomplice.
What part of speech is accompliceship?
Accompliceship is a noun.

Words near accompliceship in the dictionary

  1. accompasses
  2. accompassing
  3. accompletive
  4. accomplice
  5. accomplices
  6. accompliceship
  7. accomplicity
  8. accompliment
  9. accompliments
  10. accomplish
  11. accomplishable

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